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Plymouth boot splash theme

The Windows95 boot theme is based on the template provided by http://brej.org/blog/?p=174

It is meant to simulate the Windows 95 boot screen and shutdown screen.

The RetroTux boot theme is based on the xubuntu-logo Plymouth theme.

Install instructions for XUbuntu

Copy the theme folder into the Plymouth theme directory.

  • sudo cp -r Chicago95/Plymouth/Chicago95 /usr/share/plymouth/themes/
  • sudo cp -r Chicago95/Plymouth/RetroTux /usr/share/plymouth/themes/

Add to default.plymouth

  • sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/share/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth default.plymouth /usr/share/plymouth/themes/Chicago95/Chicago95.plymouth 100
  • sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/share/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth default.plymouth /usr/share/plymouth/themes/RetroTux/RetroTux.plymouth 100

Choose the theme to load. (As you run the following command there will be a number assigned to each theme and located in the first column of a list. Use that number to specify the theme and press enter to continue.)

  • sudo update-alternatives --config default.plymouth

Update initramfs

  • sudo update-initramfs -u

Install instructions for Arch Linux

Install Plymouth to your system (ArchWiki)

Copy the theme folder into the Plymouth theme directory.

  • sudo cp -r Chicago95/Plymouth/Chicago95 /usr/share/plymouth/themes/
  • sudo cp -r Chicago95/Plymouth/RetroTux /usr/share/plymouth/themes/

Set the theme as default to use

  • sudo plymouth-set-default-theme -R Chicago95
  • sudo plymouth-set-default-theme -R RetroTux