Burg is
a boot loader based on GRUB. It uses a new object format which allows it to be
built in a wider range of OS, including Linux/Windows/OSX/Solaris/FreeBSD etc.
It also has a highly configurable menu system which works in both text and
graphic mode. In this post we will show you how to install Burg boot loader in
Ubuntu 13.04 ‘Raring Ringtail’ and LinuxMint, this also works with previous
releases of Ubuntu and LinuxMint.
To
install Burg on Ubuntu 13.04 and LinuxMint, open a terminal and run the
following commands (This will install Burg and Burg themes):
sudo
add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench/burg
sudo
apt-get update
sudo
apt-get install burg burg-themes
During
the installation of Burg, you will get many screens as described
below:
Click
OK to continue
Click
OK to continue.
Click OK to continue.
Now
press SPACE on your keyboard to select and press OK.
Now the installation is
complete.
To make Burg integrate with the
hard-disk, enter the following command in a terminal (Remember to substitute
‘hd0′ with the drive on which your MBR is installed):
sudo burg-install
"(hd0)"
If no errors reported when using the
above command, then this means Burg installed successfully. We just need to
update Burg:
sudo
update-burg
Finally,
run the following to test and set your theme:
sudo
burg-emu
Press F2 to
change theme.
Here are the hot-keys defined in the
boot menu:
T – Open theme selection
menu
F – Toggle between folding
mode
N – Jump to the next item with the same
class
W – Jump to the next Windows
item
U – Jump to the next Ubuntu
item
E – Edit the command of current boot
item
C – Open a terminal window
2 – Open two terminal
windows
H – Display help dialog (only available
in sora theme)
I – Display about dialog (only
available in sora theme)
Q – Return to old grub menu
F5/CTRL-X – Finish edit
F6 – Switch window in dual terminal
mode
F7 – List the folded boot
items
F8 – Toggle between graphic and text
mode
F9 – shutdown
F10 – reboot
ESC – quit from the current popup menu
or dialog.
Install Grub Customizer to edit
bootloader. Run the following to
install
sudo
add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
sudo
apt-get update
sudo
apt-get install grub-customizer
Run Grub
Customizer, and then click Yes
We
can change List boot or resolution, etc,..
At
Refer: Here
More
themes. You can download: Here
STEP
1
Choose the style you want to apply
STEP
2
Go to the appropriate folder and change the rights to make the install.sh
executable
STEP
3
Run the install.sh
STEP
4
Choose the "minimum" theme in BURG (F2 to show the select
menu)
(OPTIONAL)
You can visualize BURG by typing
sudo
burg-emu -D
in your command line input
Different
ways
Copy folder in file downloaded and then past
to /boot/burg/themes/
by open
a terminal and run the following commands
sudo
nautilus
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