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===== Resolution ===== | ===== Resolution ===== | ||
- | Modern displays reach [[http:// | + | Modern displays reach at least [[http:// |
So a higher resolution on the console is desirable. There used to be a kernel parameter '' | So a higher resolution on the console is desirable. There used to be a kernel parameter '' | ||
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==== Configuring GRUB ==== | ==== Configuring GRUB ==== | ||
- | Possibly you already did part of the GRUB configuration if you also use my [[grub|GRUB Splashscreen]]. Here I'll assume you didn' | + | Possibly you already did part of the GRUB configuration if you also use my [[archive:grub|GRUB Splashscreen]]. Here I'll assume you didn' |
First, you need to do some default settings in GRUB. The file ''/ | First, you need to do some default settings in GRUB. The file ''/ | ||
* Find the line '' | * Find the line '' | ||
- | * Find the line ''# | + | * Find the line ''# |
* Add the line '' | * Add the line '' | ||
This is already it. All that remains is running '' | This is already it. All that remains is running '' | ||
- | ===== Console Font ===== | + | ===== Splash Screen |
- | In Debian the default console font is " | + | I used to describe here how to add your own self-made splashscreen and also provided my own ' |
- | # apt-get install console-setup console-terminus | + | |
- | Afterwards run the console setup: | + | |
- | # dpkg-reconfigure console-setup | + | |
- | Just accept all the default values, except for the font. There choose " | + | |
- | Afterwards, reboot your machine and enjoy the console! | + | To use Plymouth, install some packages first (all of the following steps should be done as ' |
+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | apt install plymouth plymouth-theme-breeze plymouth-themes | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | ===== " | + | Now you can check the available themes using: |
- | <WRAP 50% round download> | + | <code bash> |
- | {{wiki: | + | plymouth-set-default-theme -l |
- | Size: 3,6 kB | + | </code> |
- | </WRAP> | + | |
- | Throughout this site you can find things about how to make several programs more useful or beautiful. Like the [[apps:ZSH]], a nice [[grub|GRUB Splashscreen]], | + | After you choose your theme (I use '' |
+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | plymouth-set-default-theme -R < | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | Of course it is not much work implementing that kind of stuff, but if you have to do it over and over again it becomes dull and eventually you'll also forget to do a little tweaking here and there. | + | And last but not least, you need to tell GRUB to actually show the splash screen. To do so, find the line starting with '' |
- | Long ago, in the DeskTux stoneage, I had a script I called | + | GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" |
+ | |||
+ | Once this is done just update the Grub config | ||
- | But now I took a different approach. Usually I install a Debian standard system (so no selections during the installation except for " | + | For more information |
- | The script can be downloaded {{wiki: | + | ===== Console Font ===== |
+ | In Debian the default console font is " | ||
+ | # apt install console-setup console-terminus | ||
+ | Afterwards | ||
+ | # dpkg-reconfigure console-setup | ||
+ | Just accept all the default values, except for the font. There choose " | ||
+ | |||
+ | Afterwards, reboot your machine and enjoy the console! | ||
- | This will install a few useful programs and configure the [[apps: | + | ~~DISCUSSION~~ |
misc/console.1573283469.txt.gz · Last modified: 2019-11-09 07:11 by jens