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{{note|Although BootSplash has replaced Plymouth in common use, Plymouth is still available in the repos for those who prefer it}}
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Plymouth is an application that runs very early in the boot process (even before the root filesystem is mounted) that provides a graphical boot animation while the boot process happens in the background.
Plymouth is an application that runs very early in the boot process (even before the root filesystem is mounted) that provides a graphical boot animation while the boot process happens in the background.


The 0.8.10 Manjaro main editions use Plymouth by default.


== Installation ==
== Installation ==


Plymouth is not available from the Manjaro repositories but AUR. However, some steps need to be followed to set it up properly.
Plymouth is available from the Manjaro repositories. However, some steps need to be followed to set it up properly.


The steps from https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Plymouth#Installation apply, except the last step.
The steps from https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Plymouth#Installation apply, except the last step.
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If you do not know what value to use, look in the {{ic|/etc/mkinitcpio.d}} directory. It contains all available presets (files with the .preset extension). For example:
If you do not know what value to use, look in the {{ic|/etc/mkinitcpio.d}} directory. It contains all available presets (files with the .preset extension). For example:


  sudo mkinitcpio -p linux49
  sudo mkinitcpio -p linux419


Note that in order to enable Plymouth on boot you must edit {{ic|/etc/default/grub}} and add the word "''splash''" to the list of arguments for the following line, as shown:
Note that in order to enable Plymouth on boot you must edit {{ic|/etc/default/grub}} and add the word "''splash''" to the list of arguments for the following line, as shown:
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* After that the plymouth package and its themes can be removed. For example:
* After that the plymouth package and its themes can be removed. For example:
  $ sudo pacman -Rsn plymouth-theme-manjaro-elegant
sudo pacman -Rsn plymouth plymouth-theme-manjaro-elegant
  $ sudo pacman -Rsn plymouth


== Forum Support ==


Have a look at the following link: [https://forum.manjaro.org/index.php?topic=14213.0 Plymouth]
==See Also==
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Plymouth


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