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The issue - I am looking into displaying a splash image as soon as I start my computer instead of a blinking cursor. For instance KUbuntu does this, it displays an animation during the whole boot instead of blinking cursor/dmesg output.

What I've tried - I tried installing plymouth and modifying grub configuration but I only get a blinking cursor for the first 10 seconds of the boot and then the default plymouth theme for a brief second, I want it to be displayed during the entire duration of the boot.

My /etc/default/grub configuration:

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=hidden
GRUB_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
Rui F Ribeiro
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  • You may try vt.global_cursor_default=0 parameter, this hides the cursor... – aispark Nov 11 '18 at 16:42
  • @mcsquared Thanks for the suggestion. Although I wish to replicate the way KUbuntu adds a animation to the entire duration of boot. – Kjell Nov 11 '18 at 16:49
  • I think it's before grub, perhaps in the kernel ? – ctac_ Nov 11 '18 at 17:21
  • @ctac_ I believe regular Ubuntu has also this, perhaps there is a way of modifying the Debian kernal to achieve what I described in OP or if not in a different way? – Kjell Nov 11 '18 at 17:36

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