#Grub2 themes linux mint windows#
Many people will tell you that dual-booting Windows and Linux can work but is asking for trouble. For info look at:Īlso look at: (Ubuntu instructions generally also work with Linux Mint) However, NTFS partitions keep a backup of the partition boot sector, so you might be able to use TestDisk to restore it, IF it was only overwritten once. For example, you may have installed grub to the NTFS partition boot sector - a no-no, as it has the Windows boot info. There's a lot of info on the Web about this. I am sorry that this happened to you, and I hope you're able to fix the issue. If so, I recommend doing this online because you can find awesome deals on Windows OS. If the Windows operating system in question came pre-installed on your computer, meaning that you did not purchase the operating system by itself, you do not have user rights and unfortunately will be forced to purchase the operating system. You will have to call Microsoft to activate your operating system, it's not that hard and sometimes they have you use an automated system.
I know because this is what I had to do to get my Windows operating system reactivated. It is VERY IMPORTANT that you say you've only used it on ONE COMPUTER, if you say you've used it on more than one you will forfeit your user rights. Microsoft will allow you to reinstall the operating system and re-activate it for you as long as it is the same computer.
#Grub2 themes linux mint free#
Feel free to visit the Microsoft website to read about user rights with the operating system. If you purchased your Windows operating system via disc or purchased it online, you have user rights to the operating system. You can customize the settings for grub2 and also ask you to search for other operating systems installed on the computer and safely use both operating systems.
#Grub2 themes linux mint install#
Once you're done installing Linux Mint, connect to the other hard drive and then log into your Linux Mint and install a program called "grub customizer". After you've done that, disconnect the hard drive for the windows operating system while you're installing the Linux Mint OS. I would ask yourself if you really need to have Linux Mint on your laptop? Is it worth the risk? If you are able use my suggested boot technique, always install Windows first. Unfortunately, it is hard to do this with a laptop. This way if anything happens with Linux, which is often considering how unstable it is, I am able to go into the BIOS on my computer and tell it to boot to Windows instead of "Unbuntu", which is what Linux Mint is based off of. I use two separate hard drives and use the grub2 from Linux Mint in order to boot into my Windows or Linux operating system. I personally will not install a Windows operating system and a Linux operating system, like Linux Mint, on the same hard drive. Unfortunately, this is happened to me too and I had to reinstall my Windows operating system. By installing themes into /boot/grub/themes directory, you can simply change the themes via Grub Customizer tool under Appearance Settings tab.I'm going to start with bad news. Conclusion:Īs you can see, it’s easy to beautify Linux boot menu with Grub themes. Note you have to change -vimix to the current running boot theme in your machine. Then run command to uninstall the current theme via command: sudo. Open terminal and first navigate to the source folder that contains the installer script: cd ~/Downloads/grub2-themes* install.sh -boot -slaze -2k -white Uninstall Grub Themes: -2k or -4k to install 2K or 4K background image.įor example, the command below will install the slaze theme with 2k background image and white color icons: sudo.-ultrawide to install 2560×1080 background image – not available for slaze theme.-white to install theme via white color icons.For choices you may change it to -stylish, -tela, or -slaze. The last command installs the vimix grub theme. Finally run the script to install a theme: sudo.
You may run cd ~/Downloads/grub2-themes* command instead Take care that the source folder name may be different depends on when you grab it.