= Plymouth =

This document lists resources for the plymouth startup splash

=== General information on Plymouth ===
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Plymouth

http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Plymouth

=== Info on scripting ===
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Plymouth/Scripts

=== The mailing list ===
http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/plymouth

== Information on Plymouth from a design perspective ==

 * [[http://brej.org/blog/?p=158|Part 1]]: introduction, creating testing environment
 * [[http://brej.org/blog/?p=174|Part 2]]: theming basics
 * [[http://brej.org/blog/?p=197|Part 3]]: scripting and animation
 * [[http://brej.org/blog/?p=238|Part 4]]: advanced tips & tricks

== Ubuntu-specific technical notes ==

 * You don't need to compile Plymouth from source to get its X11 interface. Just install '''plymouth-x11''' package.
 * Ubuntu uses Debian alternatives system instead of ''plymouth-set-default-theme'' command. This means that you'll have to use '''sudo update-alternatives default.plymouth ''path-to-your-theme-here''''' to switch themes. Themes are usually located in /lib/plymouth/themes/''theme-name''/''theme-name''.plymouth
 * There are many example themes in Ubuntu repository. Run '''apt-cache search plymouth-theme-*''' to get a list of available theme packages. You can also '''[[http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=plymouth-theme&searchon=names&section=all|view them online]]''' (with screenshots).