Change background color

tedcreyn · 07-16-2012, 03:58 PM

How do I change the screen background color on an Ubuntu sever that doesn't have X?
What I need to do is I have a server start up and then at the end of the start up script it pops up a dialog (using the dialog program) but the background around this dialog is blue and I need to change it to the color closest to my company color.

corp769 · 07-16-2012, 04:30 PM

Ubuntu server doesn't come with X by default, you will need to install it separately. Can I ask why you installed ubuntu server in the first place? If you are looking to have a GUI, you are better off installing the normal version of Ubuntu. Ubuntu server is made for servers, not for desktops, if that helps at all...

Cheers,

Josh

tedcreyn · 07-16-2012, 04:35 PM

I know server doesn't have X, I installed server on purpose this is a server for our company's product. I don't want to install X. My question isn't about installing X, I know how to do that, I am not allowed to do so. So I repeat, is there a way to change the background without any X on the system?

TobiSGD · 07-16-2012, 04:44 PM

1. Create a config file with

Code:

dialog --create-rc dialog.conf

2. Open the file with a text editor and change the color options to your likings.
3. Set a environmental variable DIALOGRC with the path to the config file before invoking dialog.

tedcreyn · 07-16-2012, 05:57 PM

Thanks for your answer, but unfortunately it didn't work, any other suggestions?

TobiSGD · 07-16-2012, 06:25 PM

May you like to explain what exactly you have done and at which point it doesn't work?
Changing the colors works fine here with this method.

bsat · 07-17-2012, 02:08 AM

if you are trying to change the background try using the command setterm

http://tuxthink.blogspot.in/2012/02/...ground-of.html

TobiSGD · 07-17-2012, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bsat

if you are trying to change the background try using the command setterm

http://tuxthink.blogspot.in/2012/02/...ground-of.html

This changes the colors of the terminal in general, not the the colors that are displayed when using dialog.

tedcreyn · 07-17-2012, 11:22 AM

TobiSGD,

I did exactly the steps you desribed, but when the dialog came up the screen was still the same color as before.

TobiSGD · 07-17-2012, 11:47 AM

That is weird. May be my explanation wasn't clear enough. Let's try it again.
1. Create the config file:

Code:

dialog --create-rc /home/tobi/dialog.conf

2. Open the file with a text-editor, change in line 33

Code:

screen_color = (WHITE,BLUE,OFF)

to

Code:

screen_color = (WHITE,RED,OFF)

and save the file.
3. Set the environment variable DIALOGRC:

Code:

export DIALOGRC=/home/tobi/dialog.conf

4. Test it, for example with

Code:

dialog --infobox "Red Background" 0 0