talking about splash screen on ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04), maybe there will have xsplash image on your mind, because on the previous release (karmic-9.10),the ubuntu splash screen named xsplash. Same as me, but it isn’t the really splash, in this release, Lucid use plymouth splash screen. great!!using this plymouth will make your ubuntu splash more awesome with cool animations. the plymouth placed on /lib/plymouth and it’s contains themes and all of configurations. the simple way to change your lucid splash,you have to install others plymouth themes on your ubuntu Lucid, by typing:
sudo apt-get install plymouth-theme*
then just download this cool ubuntu lucid splash or here , extract and paste the folder into /lib/plymouth/themes using your sudoer user. then type:
sudo update-alternatives –install /lib/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth default.plymouth /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu/ubuntu.plymouth 100
after that, type
sudo update-alternatives –config default.plymouth
it will show you what theme will used for default like this
choose the downloaded ubuntu theme (in my example, you can choose number 13), and the last step is update initramfs by type:
sudo update-initramfs -u
then reboot your ubuntu, and you will get the new plymouth splash animation on your ubuntu!!!(animation credit to www.aagimp.com)
great review, i find something useful here. thanks for sharing.
Hey Dude, great post…
You only mis one thing:
sudo update-alternatives -–install /lib/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth default.plymouth /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu/ubuntu.plymouth 10
Right beside install are required two negative signs (–), and you posted only one.
Cheers,
Negrete
Nevertheless.. I found it is not working for me. I’m using Ultimate edition and I cannot change default UE 2.7 plymouth screen. I thought correcting the priority status will help, but nop. It did not.
Do you have any idea?
Cheers,
Negrete
Theres a typo on your command —> sudo update-alternatives –install /lib/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth default.plymouth /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu/ubuntu.plymouth 10
add another – at -install so it becomes –install
Hello,looks Nice, I just want to tell you something:
Your comment is wrong when I Type in “sudo update-alternatives –config default.plymouth
“, there comes
“Fehler: unbekanntes Argument »–config«
” Fehler means Error in German
You should use “–” so it comes out
“sudo update-alternatives –config default.plymouth”
That worked
Not sure if it is just the font on this page, but the toggles need to be typed ‘–’. If you just c&p, you will get an ‘unknown error’ reply. Guess how I found out. =)
Yup, it’s the font.