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== making ubuntu 12.10 to have idol-less splash screen ==


whether or not there is anything wrong with the traditional ubuntuu logo may depend on the interpretation by each individual. in my understanding of things it appears to much to me to appear as human recycling in the form of attempted third world genocide.  this of course goes against the statements from ubuntu about the wheel of equality.  of coursee Yahushua would have all to be humble and to share and those attributes are definitely the attributes of the open source community as they also should be for the Bride of Mashiach.  for myself the seven equally lit candles of the seven branched menorah expresses the same kind of humility and sharing.

first realize that the default splash logo is made up of two 217px x 58px png files. one entitled ubuntu_logo.png is located both in "/lib/plymouth/" and also in "/lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/".  the second one is entitled ubuntu_logo16.png.  it is located only in "lib/plymouth/".  so the first step is either to create your own replacement splash logos using gimp or your favorite graphics editor that is able to save files into png format. be sure that you save them at 217px x 58px or you are also welcome to download the two that were created by myself.  [[File:ubuntu_logo.png]] and [[File:ubuntu_logo16.png]].  the first file is bareley visible on this page because it is a white foreground with a transparent background.  it appears very well in its context.


*1.  either download the two logo files or create them yourself.
*2.  get to a terminal in a user account that has admin privilages.
*3.  type gksudo pcmanfm &
*3.1.  enter in your admin password
*4  using pcmanfm rename the originals files with a dot at the front. this is only so that they can be replaced without losing the backup of the original files.  please note that renaming them with a dot in front turns them into hidden files which can only be seen when the view hidden files setting is switched on in pcmanfm.
*4.1 /lib/plymouth/ubuntu_logo.png should be renamed as ".ubuntu_logo.png"
*4.2 /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu_logo.png as ".ubuntu_logo.png"
*4.3 /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu_logo16.png as ".ubuntu_logo16.png"
*5.  use pcmanfm to copy ubuntu_logo.png to /lib/plymouth/ and /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/
*5.1  right click on both files and click properties and the choose the permissions tab and be sure that the permissions for view content are set for "anyone". 
*5.2  if not then simply select anyone in the drop down box and click ok.
*6.  while still in the pcmanfm that was opened from term using gksudo copy ubuntu_logo16.png to /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo
*6.1  right click on both files and click properties and the choose the permissions tab and be sure that the permissions for view content are set for "anyone". 
*6.2  if not then simply select anyone in the drop down box and click ok.
*7.  shutdown pcmanfm, reboot your computer, and enjoy your new splash screen.

more advanced users might want to try changing the ubuntu-logo.script file in order to adjust the splash screen logo more to their liking and convictions of what is right. in fact some ubuntu users here have done just that. [http://askubuntu.com/questions/143330/how-can-i-customize-the-ubuntu-boot-up-logo] it is infact tempting to me to have the seven branches of the menorah light as the operating system loads so that the seventh is lit at around 100%.  if anyone else wants to help out on that project please share. it is doubtful that it would only be exciting to myself.