Solarized Colorscheme for the Linux Console

Author:	Alexandre de Verteuil
Contact:	alexandre.deverteuil@gmail.com
Date:	2013-09-21

Introduction

This is a port of the Solarized colorscheme for the Linux console. Developed by Alexandre de Verteuil alexandre.deverteuil@gmail.com.

Original Solarized colorscheme developed by: Ethan Schoonover.

See the Solarized homepage for screenshots, details and colorscheme versions for Vim, Mutt, popular terminal emulators and other applications.

Main Solarized project page:	http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized
Main Solarized code repository:	https://github.com/altercation/solarized

Installing

Method 1: /etc/issue

1. Move /etc/issue to /etc/issue.backup.

2. Write the output of console-solarized to /etc/issue:

   # console-solarized [dark|light] > /etc/issue
   

   You may get better results if you put the clear screen escape sequences first:

   # clear > /etc/issue
   # console-solarized [dark|light] >> /etc/issue
   # cat /etc/issue.backup >> /etc/issue
   

Method 2: systemd unit

Note

This installation procedure is for a systemd managed Linux distribution such as ArchLinux.

1. Copy the source files to the directories indicated by the following table. You should edit /etc/console-solarized.conf if you wish to use the light theme. The dark theme is enabled by default.

   File list	Location to copy to	Edit
   console-solarized	/usr/local/bin/
   console-solarized.conf	/etc/	yes
   console-solarized@.service	/etc/systemd/system/
   solarized.conf	/etc/systemd/system/getty@.service.d/

2. Run systemctl daemon-reload as root to make systemd reload the configuration files.

Bug: It should be written in C.

Choosing theme

console-solarized will prioritize the argument for setting the theme. If no argument is provided, /etc/console-solarized.conf is used.

Method 1: first argument

Set Solarized dark:

$ console-solarized dark

or Solarized light:

$ console-solarized light

Method 2: /etc/console-solarized.conf

1. Copy console-solarized.conf to /etc/console-solarized.conf.
2. Configure to your taste.

Contributing

Pull requests for installation instructions on other systems, portability, corrections, and such are welcome!

Copying

Copyright © 2011 Ethan Schoonover

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