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--- misc:console [2024-05-18 18:39] – Add discussion jens
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 ===== Resolution =====
-Modern displays reach [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_HD|Full HD]] or even higher resolutions. The classical UNIX and Linux console however features a maximum of 80x25 characters. Even if you utilize the console very seldom, 80x25 is not really usable. Especially in Debian GNU/Linux, where (by default) you'll see the console on every boot and shutdown it is simply ugly.
+Modern displays reach at least [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_HD|Full HD]] or higher resolutions. The classical UNIX and Linux console however features a maximum of 80x25 characters. Even if you utilize the console very seldom, 80x25 is not really usable. Especially in Debian GNU/Linux, where (by default) you'll see the console on every boot and shutdown it is simply ugly.
 So a higher resolution on the console is desirable. There used to be a kernel parameter ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_BIOS_Extensions#Linux_video_mode_numbers|vga=xxx]]'' where xxx was a code for the resolution and colour-depth. But the use of that option is deprecated, so it already gets ignored or will be soon.
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 This is already it. All that remains is running ''update-grub'', reboot and you're done. Though you may want to pimp the console a little more before rebooting ;-)
+===== Splash Screen =====
+I used to describe here how to add your own self-made splashscreen and also provided my own 'creations'. Well, I am a lot of things but not an artist ;-) and also these days there is a way more convenient way to add a splash screen of your choice: Plymouth.
+To use Plymouth, install some packages first (all of the following steps should be done as 'root'):
+<code bash>
+apt install plymouth plymouth-theme-breeze plymouth-themes
+</code>
+Now you can check the available themes using:
+<code bash>
+plymouth-set-default-theme -l
+</code>
+After you choose your theme (I use ''breeze'' because I am running that same theme in KDE Plasma), you can set it like this:
+<code bash>
+plymouth-set-default-theme -R <theme-name>
+</code>
+And last but not least, you need to tell GRUB to actually show the splash screen. To do so, find the line starting with ''GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT'' in ''/etc/default/grub''. Usually it only says ''"quiet"'', add a space and the word ''splash'' after the ''quiet'' but make sure it still stays inside the quotes. The line should now look like this:
+  GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
+Once this is done just update the Grub config with ''update-grub'' and after a reboot you should now see the splash screen instead of text flashing by on boot.
+For more information and especially troubleshooting, you can check the [[https://wiki.debian.org/plymouth|Debian Wiki]].
 ===== Console Font =====