How to replace the manufacturer's logo with the Ubuntu logo when starting the operating system

Ubuntu logo at system startup

Several versions ago, I don't remember exactly from which one, Ubuntu (GNOME) displays the manufacturer's logo next to the operating system logo when it is loading. This can be very aesthetic if you like the brand logo, but a pain if not. For example, and without going any further, my Lenovo, which I don't know what gave them years ago to replace the name with a background that doesn't make much sense. This can be changed.

The final result would be what you have heading this article, which is nothing more than what GNOME Boxes shows when starting Ubuntu, since it does not move on real hardware. Here we will explain the steps to achieve this effect, an original tutorial by Ji Mingkui, who also provides the images to make things easier.

Put the Ubuntu logo

The steps to follow would be these:

  1. ubuntu uses usr/share/plymouth/themes/bgrt/bgrt.plymouth as the default Plymouth theme, so you just have to edit it. In the first step, we'll go into a terminal window and type (nano for gedit if you're already in 22.10):
sudo gedit /usr/share/plymouth/themes/bgrt/bgrt.plymouth
  1. In the file that opens, you have to set the value of UseFirmwareBackground to "false", both in boot-up, shutdown and reboot.
  2. We will save the changes, and the process will depend on the text editor that we are using.
  3. With what we have done so far, the manufacturer's logo would disappear, so we must continue to add the Ubuntu logo. You have to create a background image with the resolution of your screen. To know what we have, we have to look in Settings / Monitors.

Monitor resolution in Ubuntu

  1. The Ubuntu logo is on the path usr/share/plymouth/themes/spinner/bgrt-fallback.png, and it is the one that we will have to put in the background image that we just created. Mingkui offers two images already created by him:
  2. Now you have to open a terminal and write a command to put the background in the correct path and give it the correct name. The command would be (changing Downloads if not in that folder and the file name if another is used):
sudo cp ~/Downloads/splash-1920.png /usr/share/plymouth/themes/spinner/background-tile.png

And that would be all. To see the changes you just have to restart. When Canonical updates the theme, which is rare, anything done here will be lost, unless the optional steps proposed by Ji.


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  1.   richo said

    thank you very much

  2.   Diego German Gonzalez said

    Why limit yourself to the Ubuntu logo?
    The possibilities are endless. How evil could put the Windows start screen.