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Grub Themes: Red Dead Redemption 2

Make your Grub look like you are inside the game.

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Installation

There are many ways to install this theme.

Prerequisites

Required packages:

Installing git

debian/ubuntu (apt)

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install git

Fedora/CentOS

[dnf]

$ sudo dnf install git

[yum]

$ sudo yum install git

arch

$ sudo pacman -S git

Installation via Script

The script provides a nice Cli based prompt for simple installation of the themes, including multiple choice prompts and backgrounds, and the ability to create tarball based on different specifications.


Cloning the repository

$ git clone https://github.com/NAHDI51/rdr2-grub-theme.git

Navigating to the cloned directory and Running the script

cd rdr2-grub-theme
sudo chmod +x main.sh
./main.sh

Running this script, you'll be prompted to a multiple-choice based system, which is mostly self explanatory. upon completion, the theme will be installed in your system.


Installation via GRUB-Customizer

Required packages

Installing grub-customizer

debian/ubuntu (apt)

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:trebelnik-stefina/grub-customizer
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install grub-customizer

Fedora/CentOS

[dnf]

$ sudo dnf install grub-customizer

[yum]

$ sudo yum install grub-customizer

Arch

$ sudo pacman -S grub-customizer

Cloning the repository

$ git clone https://github.com/NAHDI51/rdr2-grub-theme.git

Install a theme with GURB Customizer

  • Open grub customizer. Type
$ sudo grub-customizer
  • Click on the Appearance settings tab
  • Enable custom resolution and select your resolution, e.g 3840x2160
  • Press the add theme button, then navigate to the directory where you cloned. Afterwards, navigate to themes. In other words, navigate to
$DIR/rdr2-grub-theme/themes
  • Click on the archive file you want you want. In other words, click on
{$CHARACTER_NAME}.tar.gz
  • Reboot your system and enjoy.
systemctl reboot

Manual Installation


The most complicated one, but not hard nonetheless.

Clone the repository and navigate to it.

git clone https://github.com/NAHDI51/rdr2-grub-theme.git && cd rdr2-grub-theme

Copy the theme folder to the grub themes folder

sudo cp -a create/$(CHARACTER_NAME) /usr/share/grub/themes

Replace $(CHARACTER_NAME) with the name of the character theme you want to install.

Edit grub configuration file

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

And add the line:

GRUB_THEME="/usr/share/grub/themes/$(CHARACTER_NAME)/theme.txt"

Again, replace $(CHARACTER_NAME) with the name of the character theme you want to the install.

If there are any other instances of GRUB_THEME variable, be sure to comment it.

# GRUB_THEME="path/to/another/theme"

Update grub

Create a script and enter to edit it.

touch grub-update.sh
nano grub-update.sh

Add the following lines in the file:

#!/bin/bash

# checks whether a command is available
function has_command() {
  command -v $1 > /dev/null
}

# Updates the grub
grub-update() {
    if has_command update-grub; then
        update-grub
    elif has_command grub-mkconfig; then
        grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
    elif has_command grub2-mkconfig; then
        if has_command zypper; then
            grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
        elif has_command dnf; then
        grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg
        fi
    fi
}

grub-update

Run this script.

sudo chmod +x grub-update.sh
sudo ./grub-update.sh

And the theme is installed in your system.