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change/custom lucid lynx (ubuntu 10.04) splash/xsplash/plymouth

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

change lucid splash

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)

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7 Responses to 'change/custom lucid lynx (ubuntu 10.04) splash/xsplash/plymouth'

  1. acer laptop store - June 4th, 2010 at 8:48 pm

    great review, i find something useful here. thanks for sharing.

  2. negrete - June 21st, 2010 at 7:36 am

    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

  3. negrete - June 21st, 2010 at 7:41 am

    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

  4. UbuNewbie - July 5th, 2010 at 8:13 pm

    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

  5. Christian - October 9th, 2010 at 4:32 pm

    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 :)

  6. Daughain - December 22nd, 2010 at 9:10 am

    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. =)

  7. Daughain - December 22nd, 2010 at 9:11 am

    Yup, it’s the font.


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