
human swarm (XSplash)
Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): Add the source-code for this project on opencode.net
This replaces the "cylon eye" animation in the ubuntu startup with a recolored version of the xubuntu "firefly swarm" animation. (you need ubuntu 9.10, or a distro using xsplash to use this theme)
Please note, this is not my original work, I just recolored the xubuntu animation.
For the original work:
Copyright: © 2009, Pasi Lallinaho
Copyright: © 2009, Mads Rosendahl
License: CC-BY-SA-3.0
Installation:
First extract the files in the .tar.gz file to your desktop, open the extracted folder, then hit alt=F2, enter gksu nautilus /usr/share/images/xsplash then hit run, enter your password when prompted, then drag the extracted files into the window that popped up (if you don't want to loose the default boot files make a subfolder and move them into it first), close the window and you are done!
If you prefer to use a GUI theme installer rather than getting your hands dirty in the file browser, check out Epidermis http://epidermis.tuxfamily.org/
Installation instruction credit goes to http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2009/11/change-xplash-karmic-xubuntu.html
As some of you have no doubt already discovered, when ubuntu updates xsplash, the original ubuntu theme will be restored. I recommend that you make a sub-folder in the xsplash folder (for example: /usr/share/images/xsplash/hswarm/ ) and keep a backup copy of the theme there so it will be quicker to fix after ubuntu has updated.
11 years ago
1.1 added white version
11 years ago
1.1 added white version
scouser73
11 years ago
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d0od
11 years ago
The white version is utterly, utterly gorgeous.
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mjamesrd
11 years ago
Glad you are enjoying the splash screen.
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0rAX0
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mjamesrd
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firecad2006
11 years ago
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/epidermis/epidermis.py", line 39, <module>()
# but it throws off pychecker
import const
from const import DEBUG, MY_CACHE_HOME, MY_DATA_HOME, PIGMENT_TYPES
variables: {'const': (None, None)}
File "/usr/share/pyshared/epidermis/const.py", line 55, <module>()
# is grub2 installed, if yes, don't use themes
__ff = open("/boot/grub/installed-version","r")
__line = __ff.readlines()[0].strip()
variables: {'__ff': (None, None), 'open': ('builtin', <built-in function open>)}
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/boot/grub/installed-version'
debuginfo.debuginfo error, traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/pyshared/epidermis/gtkexcepthook.py", line 176, in _info
import debuginfo
File "/usr/share/pyshared/epidermis/debuginfo.py", line 6, in <module>
import const
File "/usr/share/pyshared/epidermis/const.py", line 55, in <module>
__ff = open("/boot/grub/installed-version","r")
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/boot/grub/installed-version'
--End of debuginfo traceback.
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flimm
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mjamesrd
11 years ago
Anyway, if you put the files in /usr/share/images/xsplash all you have to do now is restart your computer and enjoy the show!
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