Disable Boot Splash (or lack thereof)

[A Future Pilot]

I know that Linux Mint defaults to a black screen bootsplash, but some of us would really like to watch the messages scroll as the computer boots. Would it be possible in Mint 13 to have an option to easily re-enable the scrolling text?

(I personally want to figure out a way to have tux sitting on top of the scrolling text like some other distro's, but I'm not sure how to go about it :/ )

[dagon]

That would probably be a good idea. Without some kind of lifesign people tend to get confused.

[Ikem]

I know that Linux Mint defaults to a black screen bootsplash,

but some of us would really like to watch the messages scroll as the computer boots.

Would it be possible in Mint 13 to have an option to easily re-enable the scrolling text?

You need to edit the kernel boot command line.

Open a terminal and type:

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sudo gedit "/etc/defaults/grub"

Change this line:

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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

To this line:

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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""

And safe the file.

[lehrin]

I'm only resurrecting this post because I just found it on Google, and I noticed a mistake and an omission, so I figured I would point them out for others who also find it:

You need to edit the kernel boot command line.

Open a terminal and type:

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sudo gedit "/etc/defaults/grub"

It's actually

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sudo gedit /etc/default/grub

Or, in the case of MATE,

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sudo pluma /etc/default/grub

The next part is right on:

Change this line:

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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

To this line:

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GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""

And safe the file.

But you need to run the following afterwards:

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sudo update-grub

[Ikem]

You need to run the following afterwards:

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sudo update-grub

You're right. Thanks for pointing that out.

[Zalbor]

To be fair, it should be gksudo and not sudo, as gedit and pluma are graphical applications.