Colorschemes for the linux TTY

Installation

Run ./install script as root to install tty-colorscheme and various themes.

./install remove if you want to uninstall it.

Usage

Usage: tty-colorscheme [-lfps | colorscheme]
  -l    list colorschemes
  -f    list psf fonts
  -p    print current palette
  -s    shift through colorschemes and fonts

To change colors for a current TTY at user log in add tty-colorscheme [colorscheme] to your ~/.profile.

It requires using sudo if you want to change colors across the TTYs you are not logged in.

If you get screen artifacts hit Ctrl+l or type clear.

Type reset to get back to the system default colors.

Screenshots

monokai-soda

mono-amber

mono-light

blood-dragon

Customization

A colorscheme file looks like this:

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

Just change the hex values of colors and put it in /etc/tty-colorscheme/colorschemes directory.