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
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.