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Linux /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda3 ro quiet splash
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Here is what the first entry will look like (copied and pasted below the 6 lines above) What you put between the double quotes beside each menuentry line is what will display on the Grub2 screen at boot time. This is what will display when you enter sudo update-grub Whatever you put between the quotes is totally up to you.
#MAKE CUSTOM GRUB THEME WINDOWS#
Be careful not to changeĪlthough it says not to, you will need to changeĪs well as adding the 2nd line below listing your Operating systems:Įcho 1>&2 "Adding Bionic Beaver 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu Version name nn.nn and Windows 10" # menu entries you want to add after this comment. # This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. If you have Windows installed, make note of the UUID for use in the custom entry.Įnter sudo nano /etc/grub.d/40_custom in Terminal. Labeling the partitions is very useful at this point.Īrch Linux is on sda2 which is drive 1 (a) partition 2, which will be depicted as (hd0,2) as the disk drive numbers start with zero. You can see Windows is on sda1 and the rest of the labels have been removed. In Terminal enter sudo blkid to get the partitions to work with. Making the custom Grub2 Menu entries for Legacy/MBR partitioned systems Labeling the partitions makes them much easier to identify and use.Įxample: sudo tune2fs -L " then"Īdd these three lines below with your color choices after line 122 and save the file:Įcho " set menu_color_normal=yellow/black"Įcho " set menu_color_highlight=red/black" Thanks to Ranch Hand, Drs305 and oldfred for the help with grub.
#MAKE CUSTOM GRUB THEME INSTALL#
This was originally written for Legacy/MBR partitioned systems, but a section for UEFI/GPT partitioned systems is now included for the menuentry parts and the install grub commands everything else is the same. When you make a change to any grub file it is imperative that you enter sudo update-grub or else the changes will not take effect. The only other time you might have to make a change is if one of the grub files gets updated, but that occurs rarely. The only time any change will be needed is if you want to change the background picture, the font colors, the default Operating System or if you delete or add an Operating System. No further changes will be necessary even when new kernels are installed. You can have a background picture, colored fonts of your choosing, a timeout before the default is selected and you choose which Operating System will be the default. It is great for dual booting with Windows as well as multi-booting. This guide will work with any version of Ubuntu and other distros of Linux.
#MAKE CUSTOM GRUB THEME FREE#
If you multiboot mutiple Linux installs and want one Grub to control all of your OSsĬreate a Custom Grub2 Screen that is maintenance free.Installing or re-installing more than one Ubuntu system on either Legacy/MBR or UEFI/GPT.Making the custom Grub2 Menu entries for UEFI/GPT partitioned systems.Making the custom Grub2 Menu entries for Legacy/MBR partitioned systems.Create a Custom Grub2 Screen that is maintenance free.