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Questions about Plymouth, the software which is responsible for the graphical bootsplash screen

Plymouth is the application which provides the graphical "splash" screen when booting and shutting down an Ubuntu system.

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How do I disable the boot splash screen, and only show kernel and boot text instead?

I'd like to be able to disable the Ubuntu splash screen that I see on boot with the indicator meter of progress, and replace that with a text-only readout of the boot up process (such as you can get by hitting the esc key during the splash screen). …
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What is the difference between "systemctl mask" and "systemctl disable"?

I want to improve the boot time of my Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 by disabling plymouth services when booting up. I've found two answers on how to do it on various websites namely: # systemctl disable plymouth-quit-wait.service # systemctl mask…
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How do I change the plymouth bootscreen?

With regards to Plymouth -- Are there alternative boot screens available? What's the easiest way to change the boot screen?
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How can I customize the Ubuntu boot up logo?

I am making a custom distribution, and have a question about the Ubuntu Logo with 5 dots displayed when booting up. The Ubuntu-Logo-Script in the /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntutext folder has the word Ubuntu and beneath that 5 progressing 'dots'. Is it…
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Why is plymouthd crashing on startup?

Every time my laptop boots, I am greeted by several "Ubuntu 13.10 has experienced an internal error" dialogs once the graphical desktop environment (whatever it's called) is displayed. Apparently the problem originates from plymouthd, which is…
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Enabling Nvidia driver messes up splash screen

When you boot from live CD, or doing the first boot after installing Ubuntu, splash screen looks awesome. But as soon as you enable nvidia-current driver, installed with apt-get, splash screen goes all crazy. With crazy I mean that resolution is…
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Slow boot issue due to plymouth-quit-wait.service + ubuntu 18.04

This is freshly installed machine running as dual boot over Win 10. For every reboot machine hangs for 15 secs as the plymouth service unable to start, due to some reasons. ENv:- Manufacturer: Dell Inc. Product Name: Precision 5820 Tower …
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Long boot delay on Ubuntu loading/splash screen following regular dist-upgrade on clean SSD install (18.04)

I'be been running 18.04 since a clean SSD install on the day of it's official release, without issues. Power on to login was seconds (max 10) Then, I did a regular upgrade this morning: $ sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade The packages…
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How can I disable the purple splash screen at boot?

How can I disable the purple "Ubuntu" splash screen that displays at boot before the login screen has loaded? I'd prefer to just see plain text scroll by.
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How to fix plymouth (splash screen) in all Ubuntu releases!

How to fix black or broken plymouth (splash screen) after installation of nvidia proprietary drivers in Ubuntu (it happens usually in all Ubuntu releases)? It's no matter what version of nvidia drivers I install bug is always present.
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What alternatives are available to replace the purple boot splash screen?

I would love an animated splash screen, just for a bit of eye candy to replace the purple splash (with 4 dots) during the boot sequence. I know it will slow down boot time but I don't care I just want it to look good. When I show my friends how much…
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How do I run a custom animated bootscreen?

I want to create a new splash theme for Ubuntu 11.10 using a volcano theme, so when it boots the volcano erupts with lava (same for shutdown). Now I have my image (png) but obviously it does not animate. I looked at the solar plymouth theme and I…
aki
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How To Get Plymouth To Display Boot Messages When Booting?

I would like to know how to create a splash for Ubuntu Maverick with boot messages being displayed when I boot as well as a progress bar and a spinning logo. Or, if possible, how to edit a splash which already has a spinning logo and a progress bar,…
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Whats is the importance of Plymouth?

I accidentaly did a command to delete Plymouth from my ubuntu 15.04: sudo apt-get remove plymouth and after this my login screen didn't appear any more. After GRUB menu the screen became black and nothing seems to happen. I installed Ubuntu again…
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How can I change the purple background color of Ubuntu plymouth boot screen?

I'd like to change the background color of the purple plymouth boot splash to another color, how can I do this?
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