usplash artwork is ready for testing

[George Brooke]

On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:13:43 +0000
jmak <jozmak at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 8:12 PM, George Brooke
> <solar.george at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:15:49 +0000
> > jmak <jozmak at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> The usplash artwork is ready for testing.
> >>
> >> Download it from here:
> >>
> >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid
> >>
> >> Also look at the screenshot to get an idea how it should look like.
> >>
> >> jmak
> >>
> >
> > Could you provide installation instructions?
> >
> > solar.george
> >
> 
> These are the instructions:
> 
> $sudo apt-get build-dep usplash-theme-ubuntu
> 
> in a working dir
> 
> $apt-get source usplash-theme-ubuntu
> 
> in there you have all the pngs and progress bar artwork
> 
> modify at will then
> 
> $debuild -us -uc
> 
> this will create a .deb file in the parent working dir
> 
> $sudo dpkg -i usplash-theme-ubuntu_0.17_i386.deb (or whatever it will
> be called)
> 
> 
> 
> $sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so
> 
> 
> 
> you should see two line. Press the number you which to make default
> (probably 2 for ubuntu)
> 
> 
> 
> then
> 
> $sudo dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-`uname -r`
> 
> 
> 
> it should take effect now
> 
> 
> 
> p.s
> 
> You also need to install, "devscripts" and "fakeroot"
> 
> Unfortunately on my hardy machine the throbber doesn't work. I don't
> know about intrepid. Also the wide screen version of the usplash is
> not chosen but the regular one, which shows distorted. Maybe, we need
> the help of someone who understands more in depth about usplash to
> iron out this bug.
> 
> jmak
> 

Right - I'll give that a go when I have some time free

solar.george
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