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Title: LL3 - how to change the splash screen image?
Post by: bbaker6212 on June 15, 2016, 09:53:37 AM
How can I change the startup splash screen image?... the one that is the white-yellowish background with the feather?  It's is painfully bright when used in a dark room.  I REALLY hate it.  Thanks for help in advance.  Note; I'm not talking about the Xfce splash screen, but the one that displays prior to loading Xfce.  I don't know which component is responsible for that part of the bootup sequence.
Title: Re: LL3 - how to change the splash screen image?
Post by: bbaker6212 on June 15, 2016, 10:02:40 AM
... in a dark room. That light yellowish startup screen with the feather is shock to my pupils.  How can I change this image?  thanks.
This thread is related but doesn't seem to work for LL v3.0
https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/start-up-and-shutdown/(solved)-changing-the-boot-splash-screen/
Title: Re: LL3 - how to change the splash screen image?
Post by: Jerry on June 15, 2016, 12:05:49 PM
Post #8 in that thread should work.

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Title: Re: LL3 - how to change the splash screen image?
Post by: Jerry on June 15, 2016, 12:33:03 PM
I'm not at home right now, but I believe the path is now /usr/share/plymouth/themes/liteboot/

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Title: Re: LL3 - how to change the splash screen image?
Post by: JmaCWQ on June 15, 2016, 12:36:00 PM
The location has changed just to trick us all  ;D

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gksudo thunar /usr/share/plymouth/themes/liteboot/background.png
That's the one that has to be edited/replaced.

The rest of the steps are the same as the other post.

Edit: Yep, Jerry beat me to it  8)
Title: Re: LL3 - how to change the splash screen image?
Post by: bbaker6212 on June 15, 2016, 01:00:03 PM
The location has changed just to trick us all  ;D

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gksudo thunar /usr/share/plymouth/themes/liteboot/background.png
That's the one that has to be edited/replaced.

The rest of the steps are the same as the other post.

Edit: Yep, Jerry beat me to it  8)

My eyes thank you!  ;D
Title: Re: LL3 - how to change the splash screen image?
Post by: JmaCWQ on June 15, 2016, 01:24:01 PM
Your eyes are welcome  ;D
I changed mine a little while ago as well, in Gimp I went Colours > Invert, made it a nice deep blue.
Title: Re: LL3 - how to change the splash screen image?
Post by: Jerry on June 15, 2016, 02:31:19 PM
Please mark as Solved if fixed.

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Title: Re: LL3 - how to change the splash screen image?
Post by: UltraCookie on June 15, 2016, 03:54:40 PM
I tried this solution but it only changes the image on shutdown.
On boot it is still the same bright image  ???

edit: forget it. I did't update the initramfs  ;D
Title: Re: LL3 - how to change the splash screen image?
Post by: bbaker6212 on June 15, 2016, 04:51:44 PM
I tried this solution but it only changes the image on shutdown.
On boot it is still the same bright image  ???

edit: forget it. I did't update the initramfs  ;D

Same here.  I replaced that background.png file and it had no effect at boot up.  thoughts?

[edit] didn't see the above step. trying now...
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sudo update-initramfs -u
>> update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-24-generic
Title: Re: LL3 - how to change the splash screen image?
Post by: UltraCookie on June 15, 2016, 04:54:09 PM
I tried this solution but it only changes the image on shutdown.
On boot it is still the same bright image  ???

edit: forget it. I did't update the initramfs  ;D

Same here.  I replaced that background.png file and it had no effect at boot up.  thoughts?

you have to do this

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sudo update-initramfs -u
Title: Re: LL3 - how to change the splash screen image?
Post by: bbaker6212 on June 15, 2016, 05:06:38 PM
yep, works now. Thanks.
Title: Re: LL3 - how to change the splash screen image?
Post by: Jerry on June 16, 2016, 04:00:09 AM
I agree that the default splash image in 3.0 is too light. I'll improve it for 3.2
Title: Re: LL3 - how to change the splash screen image?
Post by: Le000 on June 20, 2016, 07:01:28 PM
Your eyes are welcome  ;D
I changed mine a little while ago as well, in Gimp I went Colours > Invert, made it a nice deep blue.

Remember when they put a list of 10 things you should do after install ubuntu ? ....I think it is coming for LL and this would the 1st thing to do until v3.2... as Jerry promised.
Title: Re: LL3 - how to change the splash screen image?
Post by: JmaCWQ on June 21, 2016, 02:16:00 AM
Yes I remember following advice from one of those lists in the past.
I have my own list of what to do after installing LL and no doubt others would have too, changing anything I don't like or prefer different is usually high on that list  8)