After I installed "kubuntu-desktop" my loading screen was changed:
to this:
How do I change it back?
Kubuntu – How to Change the Ubuntu Loading Screen
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Related Solutions
open below file:
gksudo gedit /usr/share/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/50-ubuntu.conf
and change line user-session to what session you want to set it as default session (default is "ubuntu" for Ubuntu 14.04)
[SeatDefaults]
user-session=ubuntu
You can get all installed session on your Ubuntu with the following command:
ls /usr/share/xsessions/
gnome.desktop
kde-plasma.desktop
ubuntu.desktop
xfce.desktop
xubuntu.desktop
1 Alternative SDDM greeter themes
Ubuntu Packages: https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=sddm-theme&searchon=names&suite=all§ion=all
1) Install package from your package manager. An example with the apt-get and the theme sddm-theme-circles:
sudo apt-get install sddm-theme-circles
2) Change the theme from the KDE SDDM control module KDE System Settings > Startup and Shutdown > Login Screen (SDDM)
KDE Store
With the plasma 5.8 or older: Browse to the https://store.kde.org/browse/cat/101/ read the installation notes and download the wanted package. Install as told in the installation notes. Test as told in the https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/Theming . Enable from the KDE SDDM control module.
With the plasma 5.9 or newer: Use the KDE SDDM control module.
Other sources
i.e: https://www.reddit.com/r/sddm_themes/
Read the installation notes. Usually:
1) Download archive.
2) Read notes.
3) Extract archive to the /usr/share/sddm/themes/
4) Test the theme ( https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/Theming ) with the command:
sddm-greeter --theme /path/to/you/theme
5) Enable the theme from the KDE settings.
Making and editing SDDM themes
Theming explained at: https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/Theming
2 Alternative Plasma Splash screens
Plasma splash screen is a short qml script. The plasma splash is part of the plasma look and feel theme or with the plasma 5.13 it is possible to install the splash screens from the KDE System settings:
A bug report: Bug 358839 - Splash screen not easily customizable from the splash screen settings menu. - https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358839
and a fix: https://phabricator.kde.org/D11919
The plasma splash screens are downloaded from the KDE Store: https://store.kde.org/browse/cat/488/ord/latest/
Best Answer
You can do this using the
update-alternativescommand. You'll need to do this twice -- once to select the graphical boot splash, and once to select the fall-back text boot splash.Open a console window and run:
Enter the selection number for the line containing
ubuntu-logo.plymouth.Next, run:
Enter the selection number for the line containing
ubuntu-text.plymouth.Finally, update your initramfs. Run:
Reboot your PC, and you should see the Ubuntu boot splash return.