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Firstly place background_ii.png in ```/boot/grub``` directory.\n\n---\n\n\n\u003cimg width=\"1191\" alt=\"Screenshot 2024-04-10 at 1 20 34 AM\" src=\"https://github.com/Lynk4/Change-Kali-Linux-Grub-Background/assets/44930131/06397ecb-65cc-4dbd-a8be-3700f12e4805\"\u003e\n\n\n\n---\n\n### 2. Then replace grub-16x9.png and grub-4x3.png images with our own choice of images in ```/boot/grub/themes/kali``` directory\n\n### Make sure that the replaced images have the same name and dimensions as the original ***grub-16x9.png and grub-4x3.png***\n\n---\n\n\u003cimg width=\"1242\" alt=\"Screenshot 2024-04-10 at 1 18 02 AM\" src=\"https://github.com/Lynk4/Change-Kali-Linux-Grub-Background/assets/44930131/4eb57101-d0f6-4460-a54f-ba51c299b74f\"\u003e\n\n---\n\nNow we are done. we just need to update the grub by running the command.\n\n```\nsudo update-grub\n```\n\nAfter completion of the command \n\noutput will look like this \n\n---\n\n\u003cimg width=\"794\" alt=\"Screenshot 2024-04-10 at 1 29 01 AM\" src=\"https://github.com/Lynk4/Change-Kali-Linux-Grub-Background/assets/44930131/9dc74408-2572-4472-b1e9-33232cc4891b\"\u003e\n\n---\n\n\n#### Now just restart your machine.\n\nThat’s it............\n---\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Flynk4%2Fchange-kali-linux-grub-background","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Flynk4%2Fchange-kali-linux-grub-background","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Flynk4%2Fchange-kali-linux-grub-background/lists"}