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I recently wanted to make a custom splash screen on Ubuntu. I don't want to use some pre-built splash screen. Instead, I want to use my own GIF/PNG/MP4 file to set as splash screen.

Is it possible? If yes, then how could I do it?

BeastOfCaerbannog
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    https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/customize-boot-splash-screen-logo-linux/ – graham Aug 07 '21 at 16:45
  • @24601 sorry but this method does not work for me - I have no directory /lib/plymouth... Is there a file where I can set the splash_screen="/path/to/file.png"?.. –  Aug 08 '21 at 08:41
  • odd.. I'm using v20.04 and in terminal typing cd /usr/share/plymouth/themes takes me straight to it. What did you type? – graham Aug 08 '21 at 08:53
  • @24601 I typed cd /lib/plymouth/themes because the guide on makeuseof said so, but I have no directory /lib/plymouth... Could you maybe make a new guide here on how to do it?.. –  Aug 08 '21 at 09:00
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    Does this answer your question? How can I customize the Ubuntu boot up logo? Note that in recent versions, the themes directory location has been changed to /usr/share/plymouth/themes instead of /lib/plymouth/themes – Archisman Panigrahi Aug 08 '21 at 09:02
  • @MrMoon The guide that 24601 posted should still be valid. It specifically mentions: "More recent versions of Ubuntu had the location as /lib/plymouth/themes. As of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, that location has been moved, to /usr/share/plymouth/themes. " So just replace /lib/plymouth/themes with /usr/share/plymouth/themes in the commands given. – BeastOfCaerbannog Aug 08 '21 at 10:59

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