If there is something that I do not like about many versions of Linux it is their bootloader. Many versions based on Ubuntu use GRUB 2.x, of which you have a screenshot in the image that heads this post, which is something like a terminal window where we can choose what we want to start. Can we do something to change this? Yes, install BURG.
Before starting with this simple tutorial I would like to say the usual when we try to modify something as important as the startup of an operating system. Although nothing has to happen, Each one has to take responsibility for their actions if they decide to follow the instructions that we will detail below. and you are in the unpleasant surprise that you cannot start the system. In any case, nothing should happen if everything is done correctly.
From GRUB to BURG
- To install BURG on Ubuntu or any distribution based on the operating system developed by Canonical we have to add a third-party repository, so we will open a terminal and write the following three commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/burg sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install burg burg-themes
- Once installed, we will have to answer some configuration questions, such as where to install it. It is important to install it on the same partition where we have our operating system installed. Otherwise, we could make any other system fail to start.
- Now that we have it installed, we have to write the following command for the software to update its system input table and create the "burg-cfg" file:
sudo update-burg
- Before restarting we can emulate the system startup screen and configure the bootloader as we wish using the following command:
sudo burg-emu
Optional steps
- If we can't find a theme that we like, we can install more with Grub Customize. To install it, we will write the following commands in the terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install grub-customizer
- We start Grub Customizer so that it detects that we have BURG installed and offers us the options to configure it.
- We can configure the new options, such as the background or add graphic elements, from the "Appereance settings" tab. It will also allow us to download new themes.
And what if I want to use GRUB 2 again?
If for whatever reason we want to use GRUB 2 again, we just have to open a terminal and type the following commands:
sudo apt-get remove --purge burg burg-themes sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:n-muench/burg sudo update-grub
Have you changed GRUB to BURG? How did it go?
Via: howtoforge.com.