Vortex Ubuntu boot splash theme

Animated Plymouth theme with the Ubuntu logo and a futuristic and elegant look.

The splash image color wheel spins at varying speeds creating a vortex effect. During boot, a simple but elegant progress bar is displayed. Simultaneously, the Ubuntu logo spins in the opposite direction.

Disk encryption password prompt is supported.

Examples

Bootup	Shutdown
Password	Question

⚙️ Installation

To preview the theme interactively, install the plymouth-x11 package:

sudo apt install plymouth-x11

To install the theme and set it as the default, navigate to the repository directory and invoke the install script:

cd path/to/vortex-ubuntu-plymouth-theme
./install

install invokes sudo so you will be asked for your password.

🖌️ Preview / Testing

To preview the currently active Plymouth theme, navigate to the repository directory and invoke the test-plymouth script:

cd path/to/vortex-ubuntu-plymouth-theme

# Show Plymouth preview for 10 seconds
./test-plymouth

# Show Plymouth with mock password and question/answer prompts,
# then show splash for 10 more seconds
./test-plymouth prompt

test-plymouth invokes sudo so you will be asked for your password.

🚫 Removal

To remove the theme, navigate to the repository directory and invoke the install script with the uninstall argument:

cd path/to/vortex-ubuntu-plymouth-theme
./install uninstall

install invokes sudo so you will be asked for your password.

The uninstallation process will prompt you to set a new theme. The default Plymouth theme in Ubuntu 22.04 is bgrt.

🔧 Customization

Logo spin

To disable the logo image spin, edit vortex-ubuntu/vortex-ubuntu.script and change logo_spin = -0.009; to logo_spin = 0; near the top.

Background color

Modify vortex-ubuntu/bg.png in the repository, and fill the image with your desired background color. After modification, reinstall the theme with ./install as described above.

Background image

Replace vortex-ubuntu/bg.png in the repository with your desired background image. Your image must be in PNG format. After modification, reinstall the theme with ./install as described above.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2. See LICENSE for more information.

©️ Acknowledgments

• Inspiration for aesthetic & style
• adi1090x/plymouth-themes for prompt examples

🤝 Contributions

• Created by @emanuele-scarsella
• Password prompt and code improvements by @smkent
• Pausing animation during (password) prompt by @nesono