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.

Demo

Animated demo

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