Suggestion:Update to a more visual plymouth theme

[akss13]

Consider changing Plymouth theme to a more animated or colorful theme eg:

• Colorful Loop
• Loader Alt Or any other from adi1090x/plymouth-themes

[kgilmer]

Hi @akss13 , thanks for your suggestion. Yeah, I saw these Android bootloader based Plymouth themes. Some of them are really incredible! We opted for a more conservative theme that is already provided by Ubuntu, reducing the risk of bugs. As it is, you're able to install your own plymouth themes if you like, but I have not tested how hard it is to get these particular ones to work, as they are not built for Ubuntu as far as I understand it.

[akss13]

These themes can also be built for ubuntu also. I've attached the .zip file for you to try. Steps to follow to add the theme:

• extract the .zip file
• sudo cp -r colorful_loop /usr/share/plymouth/themes/
• sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/share/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth default.plymouth /usr/share/plymouth/themes/colorful_loop/colorful_loop.plymouth 100
• sudo update-alternatives --config default.plymouth (select the number for the colorful loop theme)
• sudo update-initramfs -u

colorful_loop.zip

I'm happy to create a PR if you want. I'll replace .plymouth file and images for animation :sweat_smile:

[akss13]

Also to check if plymouth theme is working you may want to use this script