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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. | ||
== Installation == | == Installation == | ||
Plymouth is | 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 | 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 plymouth-theme-manjaro-elegant | |||
==See Also== | |||
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Plymouth | |||
[[Category:Contents Page]] | [[Category:Contents Page]] | ||