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Then, set image width and height to fit your screen resolution. When it opens, press Ctrl+N to open the dialog to create new image.Ĥ.

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Search for and install GIMP image editor if you don’t have it, from Ubuntu Software.ģ. First, press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal and copy Ubuntu Logo file into home directory: sudo cp /usr/share/plymouth/themes/spinner/bgrt-fallback.png ~/Ģ. They are transparent images displayed as white due to web-page’s background.Īnd, it’s not hard to create your own background image for boot splash screen:ġ. Finally apply the new theme by running command and type the corresponding number: sudo update-alternatives -config ymouthĪfter that, you can edit the new file to configure the boot animation screen. Install the new theme you just copied via command: sudo update-alternatives -install /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ymouth ymouth /usr/share/plymouth/themes/bgrt-no-oem/ymouth 100Ĥ. Create a new theme sub-folder and paste the default theme into that folder: sudo mkdir bgrt-no-oem & sudo cp bgrt/ymouth bgrt-no-oem/ģ. First open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to navigate to plymouth theme folder: cd /usr/share/plymouth/themes/Ģ. As a workaround, you may make a copy of default theme with different name, then edit and apply it.ġ. The changes you made will be override once Ubuntu updated the Plymouth package (though rarely). Or open folders as administrator and do the copy and paste things via mouse drag and drop action.ĭone! (Optional) Copy original Plymouth theme to another and set as default Replace ~/Downloads/splash-1920.png in command with path to your photo image. sudo cp ~/Downloads/splash-1920.png /usr/share/plymouth/themes/spinner/background-tile.png Then, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to put the background image into ‘/usr/share/plymouth/themes/spinner/’ and rename to background-tile.png.

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In case you don’t know how to manually create an image, here are 2 images (1366×768, and 1920×1080) I created. And, put the Ubuntu logo (‘/usr/share/plymouth/themes/spinner/bgrt-fallback.png’) into desired position. First, create a background image in size of your screen resolution (check it in Setting -> Displays) via an image editor, such as GIMP. I don’t know if there’s a configure option or not, but you may add a background image to do the job.ġ. When the file opens, find out and set value of ‘UseFirmwareBackground’ to false under boot-up, reboot, and shutdown sections.Īfter saving the change ( for nano, press Ctrl+X, type y and hit Enter), the boot animation screen will look like:Īfter disabled OEM logo, you may also add system logo (or any other image) in the original position.

When it opens, run command to edit the file: sudo gedit /usr/share/plymouth/themes/bgrt/ymouthįor Ubuntu 22.10 replace gedit in command with nano text editor.Ģ. First, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open a terminal window. Tip: For XUbuntu, KUbuntu, and other Debian/Ubuntu based system, use this command sudo update-alternatives -display ymouth to find out the default theme.ġ. Ubuntu uses “/usr/share/plymouth/themes/bgrt/ymouth” as default Plymouth theme, user can simply edit the file to configure the default startup splash screen. He explains that although he and Canonical CEO Mark Shuttlworth explored some ‘left-field’ ideas explored they ultimately felt “…updating the Circle of Friends to a more contemporary look and feel” made the most sense.Boot animation screen after this tutorial Step 1: Disable manufacturer logo Ubuntu’s new logo was designed by the same person as the 2010 revamp, Marcus Hallam. I’d say that’s fair there is nothing wrong with the old Ubuntu logo to my eyes (it’s certainly not as dated-looking as the original CoF from 2004) but I can’t argue that a bit of attentive upkeep is healthy.

But Canonical reasons that since Ubuntu and the technologies that underpin it evolve over time, so too should the brand that represents it. Why revamp the logo at all? Ubuntu last underwent a rebrand in 2010. The Ubuntu word mark also thins down its bold font weight to a lighter, sleeker one, uppercasing the ‘U’ in ‘Ubuntu’ as part of the process.