Description: The Zorin Splash Screen Manager makes it easy to change, install and remove Plymouth splash screen themes. After installation you will find the Zorin Splash Screen Manager program by opening System > Administration > Splash Screen Manager.
Available in 32 bit and 64 bit packages.Last changelog:
1.2 Bugfix: having a corrupt Plymouth settings file now doesn't stop the program from opening
1.1 Bugfix: Canceling an operation does not close the program
Thank you so much, I was looking for that package for a few days! I don't know why they don't host it on the main Zorin site, it promotes download of the Zorin O/S after all...
I have checked on zorin package list but found anything about this package.
When I have download this package for the first time , make immediately a copy.
It's the reason I share it....
it's great on my one pc, but on the other i get:
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/splash-screen-manager", line 22, in <module>
defaultfile = open('/lib/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth', 'r') # Opening the Default plymouth theme file for reading
IOError: [Errno 40] Too many levels of symbolic links: '/lib/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth'
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so looks like it has too many symlinks, like it ran into a loop or something. do you have any ideas?
The /lib/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth file isn't supposed to link to the etc/alternative/text.plymouth file. To fix this open the Terminal and type in sudo nautilus and navigate to etc/alternative/ and make a link to the default.plymouth file. Cut the link to /lib/plymouth/themes/ and rename it back to default.plymouth after deleting the already existing default.plymouth file. Now try and see if the Splash Screen Manager works.
hmm that was weird. the /etc/alternatives/default.plymouth linked to some folder which contained a plymouth theme's archive, not the extracted theme. so i deleted the /etc/alternatives/default.plymouth, copied the text from my other pc, changed the theme parts, so it would work, and copied that to /etc/alternatives/default.plymouth. then i redid the link /lib/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth. now it works :D
thanks, i can't believe i didn't notice this before, no wonder the plymouth wasn't showing before, either ^^
great job on the program, btw, really an improvement from copying the themes in and running the commands every time :)
hi Dear,
this is a really usefull app. One question remains: will there be an official repository for Ubuntu and other ubuntu-based Distributions like LinuxMint for example??
This wpuld relly be cool, because it makes not only installing plymouth-themes much easier but also to keep it updated.
I would really welcome such a development. You could open up your repository here for example:
http://launchpad.net. This would be helpful for us ubuntu-users too.
Thanks for this nice little app and perhaps - one day - you could work together with the developer of ubuntu-tweak.
Greetings
Karmicbastler
Ratings & Comments
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Have a copy of zorin splash manager on my webspace ( http://users.skynet.be/tage223 )
Thank you so much, I was looking for that package for a few days! I don't know why they don't host it on the main Zorin site, it promotes download of the Zorin O/S after all...
I have checked on zorin package list but found anything about this package. When I have download this package for the first time , make immediately a copy. It's the reason I share it....
downloadlink is dead
you should add a preview option. might need to add a dependency (plymouth-x11). sudo plymouthd sudo plymouth --show-splash
sudo plymouth --quit
it's great on my one pc, but on the other i get: _________________________ Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/splash-screen-manager", line 22, in <module> defaultfile = open('/lib/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth', 'r') # Opening the Default plymouth theme file for reading IOError: [Errno 40] Too many levels of symbolic links: '/lib/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth' _______________________ so looks like it has too many symlinks, like it ran into a loop or something. do you have any ideas?
Can you please open /lib/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth and copy the text in the file to here so that I can take a look at what's wrong.
here: [Plymouth Theme] Name=INT2MIL-Ubuntu-10.10-Eng theme Description=Ubuntu plymounth theme ModuleName=script [script] ImageDir=/lib/plymouth/themes/INT2MIL-Ubuntu-10.10-Eng ScriptFile=/lib/plymouth/themes/INT2MIL-Ubuntu-10.10-Eng/mdv.script
oh, sorry, wrong pc. i'll post the file tomorrow...
um... for some reason it is a link to this folder (etc/alternative/text.plymouth)... idk what's going on there, i'll try to fix it.
The /lib/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth file isn't supposed to link to the etc/alternative/text.plymouth file. To fix this open the Terminal and type in sudo nautilus and navigate to etc/alternative/ and make a link to the default.plymouth file. Cut the link to /lib/plymouth/themes/ and rename it back to default.plymouth after deleting the already existing default.plymouth file. Now try and see if the Splash Screen Manager works.
hmm that was weird. the /etc/alternatives/default.plymouth linked to some folder which contained a plymouth theme's archive, not the extracted theme. so i deleted the /etc/alternatives/default.plymouth, copied the text from my other pc, changed the theme parts, so it would work, and copied that to /etc/alternatives/default.plymouth. then i redid the link /lib/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth. now it works :D thanks, i can't believe i didn't notice this before, no wonder the plymouth wasn't showing before, either ^^ great job on the program, btw, really an improvement from copying the themes in and running the commands every time :)
Awesome! Thanks! :D
hi Dear, this is a really usefull app. One question remains: will there be an official repository for Ubuntu and other ubuntu-based Distributions like LinuxMint for example?? This wpuld relly be cool, because it makes not only installing plymouth-themes much easier but also to keep it updated. I would really welcome such a development. You could open up your repository here for example: http://launchpad.net. This would be helpful for us ubuntu-users too. Thanks for this nice little app and perhaps - one day - you could work together with the developer of ubuntu-tweak. Greetings Karmicbastler
Nice, thanks :D
Need support for 64 bits OS
We have now released the 64 bit version of the Splash Screen Manager. Best regards, The Zorin OS Team
This soft is excellent ! Works perfectly on my Ubuntu 10.10 ! http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?pid=3818261#p3818261