The background color cannot be changed by editing the Ly config file at /etc/ly/config.ini. The bg variable in that config file refers only to the dialog box and the 'menu bar' at the top. The actual background of the entire screen will always be black no matter the bg value.
Confusing... I know. 😬
To edit the background color we need to edit the file at /lib/systemd/system/ly.service and add the following in:
ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/printf '%%b' '\e]P0FFC5C4\e]P7FFFFFF\ec'
Like so:
[Unit]
Description=TUI display manager
After=systemd-user-sessions.service plymouth-quit-wait.service
After=getty@tty2.service
[Service]
Type=idle
ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/printf '%%b' '\e]P0FFC5C4\e]P7FFFFFF\ec'
ExecStart=/usr/bin/ly
StandardInput=tty
TTYPath=/dev/tty2
TTYReset=yes
TTYVHangup=yes
[Install]
Alias=display-manager.service
The above example sets color0(bg) to #FFC5C4 and color7(fg) to #FFFFFF.
Now when you reboot the colors should've changed. Cool!
But if you log back out, you will notice the colors have reverted back to the default black and white colors. 😥
Let's fix that!
In /etc/ly/config.ini uncomment term_reset_cmd and add the following:
/usr/bin/printf '%%b' '\e]P0FFC5C4\e]P7FFFFFF\ec'
Like so:
term_reset_cmd = /usr/bin/tput reset; /usr/bin/printf '%%b' '\e]P0FFC5C4\e]P7FFFFFF\ec'
Now reboot and you should be good to go! 🤩