Bootsplash?

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How to create a bootsplash ? I want to change the default Kubuntu 1 and I find 1 too but it is in .tar.gz its not in .so format . So I thought I must try creating my own Bootsplash ?So any help from Tux experts here :p A simple guide would be a lot better :) jahan dekho SUSE ke alawa kuch milta hi nahi ::||

Hoping for quick reply :D

[abhinandh]

i think you downloaded the usplash source package.try the following steps after extracting files from archive.

1. sudo apt-get usplash-dev
- Installs usplash-dev package

2. make
- Compiles splashtheme

then you will get a *.so file.install the theme with startup-manager.

[NucleusKore]

See here
http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6029&page=6#102

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I know how to change Bootsplash :| I wanna know how to create it :)

@ abhi: That's not working :| Though I am installing it via Adept :p

[praka123]

@shashwat:did u meant custom usplash?
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/USplashCustomizationHowto

startupmanager is a must :-|
u maybe interested in below page:
http://forumubuntusoftware.info/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=60#p126

a easy way is to install splashy instead of usplash :p.
http://splashy.alioth.debian.org/
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=216597

u can change grub theme by adding splashimage= option.(or use startupmanager-apt-get install it!)