vandalsoul / darkmatter-grub2-theme

1️⃣ Download your favourite version of the theme from Pling

Now extract your downloaded .zip file.

Either manually extract it or use the command below. ( Here I'm using debian version of my theme as an example )

unzip dark-matter-debian.zip

The rest of the commands are the same for all theme styles.

2️⃣ Copy the theme directory.

sudo cp -r dark-matter /boot/grub/themes/

3️⃣ Make changes to the GRUB config file.

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Find the line GRUB_THEME= then change it to GRUB_THEME="/boot/grub/themes/dark-matter/theme.txt"

Then save the file.

4️⃣ Finally, update the grub.

sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Now the theme should be installed successfully, enjoy !!

1️⃣ Download your favourite version of the theme from Pling

Now extract your downloaded .zip file.

Either manually extract it or use the command below. ( Here I'm using debian version of my theme as an example )

unzip dark-matter-debian.zip

The rest of the commands are the same for all theme styles.

2️⃣ Copy the theme directory.

sudo cp -r dark-matter /boot/grub2/themes/

3️⃣ Make changes to the GRUB config file.

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

Find the line GRUB_THEME= then change it to GRUB_THEME="/boot/grub2/themes/dark-matter/theme.txt"

Change the line GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT=console to this (comment it out) #GRUB_TERMINAL_OUTPUT=console

Then save the file.

4️⃣ Finally, update the grub.

sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

Now restart your computer the grub theme should be installed successfully, enjoy !!

1️⃣ Add darkmatter-grub-theme to your flake as nixos module

{
  inputs = {
    nixpkgs.url = github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable;

    darkmatter-grub-theme = {
      url = gitlab:VandalByte/darkmatter-grub-theme;
      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
    };
  };

  outputs = inputs @ { self, nixpkgs, darkmatter-grub-theme }: {
    nixosConfigurations.mysystem = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
      system = "x86_64-linux";
      modules = [
        darkmatter-grub-theme.nixosModule
        ./path/to/your/configuration.nix
      ];
    };
  };
}

2️⃣ Enable and configure grub theme

boot = {
  # Use the GRUB 2 boot loader.
  loader.grub = {
    enable = true;
    version = 2;

    darkmatter-theme = {
      enable = true;
      style = "nixos";
      icon = "color";
      resolution = "1080p";
    };
  };
};

3️⃣ Save changes and rebuild your nixos

sudo nixos-rebuild boot --flake .#mysystem

Now the theme should be installed successfully, enjoy !!