Colorschemes for the Linux TTY

Installation

• ./install to install tty-colorscheme along with various themes.
• ./install remove to uninstall it.

Usage

tty-colorscheme <option | colorscheme>
  -l    List available colorschemes
  -f    List available PSF fonts
  -p    Print the current palette
  -c    Cycle through colorschemes and fonts

Changing colors across all TTYs requires sudo.

If you encounter screen artifacts, press Ctrl+L or type clear.

To revert to the system default colors, type reset.

To apply a colorscheme automatically upon login, add tty-colorscheme <colorscheme> to your ~/.profile.

Screenshots

monokai-soda

mono-amber

mono-light

blood-dragon

Customization

A colorscheme file has the following format:

color01="000000" # Black (Background)
color02="F44336" # Red
color03="4CAF50" # Green
color04="FFEB3B" # Yellow
color05="2196F3" # Blue
color06="9C27B0" # Magenta
color07="00BCD4" # Cyan
color08="9E9E9E" # White (Foreground)
color09="000000" # Black
color10="F44336" # Red
color11="4CAF50" # Green
color12="FFEB3B" # Yellow
color13="2196F3" # Blue
color14="9C27B0" # Magenta
color15="00BCD4" # Cyan
color16="9E9E9E" # White

To create a custom colorscheme, modify the HEX values and place the file in /etc/tty-colorscheme/colorschemes.