How to see system messages at boot instead of the Kubuntu logo
I like to see my system messages at boot, mostly because when something goes very very wrong, I can often get a clue in the boot messages. I can also watch the status of update installs, again, to get a clue when something goes cockeyed.
Here's how to get rid of the Kubuntu logo boot splash screen:
Warning:
This involves changing your grub settings. Which isn't necessarily a big thing, but it has potential to ruin your day if you aren't comfortable working in the system guts.
How to:
The appropriate setting resides at:
/etc/default/grub
This is your main grub settings file. It's very short.
You will need root privileges to edit.
Begin by making a backup copy of the file in case you have a finger fart.
Open the file in a root capable text editor and find this line:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
'quiet' tells Linux to not display messages at boot.
'splash' tells Linux to display a boot splash screen.
Add a hash mark in front of that line to comment it out. It will look like:
#GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
Then copy and paste it below and delete the parameters 'quiet splash'.
Leave the empty quotes.
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""
Save the file.
In terminal run:
sudo update-grub
On subsequent reboots you should see just system messages.
Here's how to get rid of the Kubuntu logo boot splash screen:
Warning:
This involves changing your grub settings. Which isn't necessarily a big thing, but it has potential to ruin your day if you aren't comfortable working in the system guts.
How to:
The appropriate setting resides at:
/etc/default/grub
This is your main grub settings file. It's very short.
You will need root privileges to edit.
Begin by making a backup copy of the file in case you have a finger fart.
Open the file in a root capable text editor and find this line:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
'quiet' tells Linux to not display messages at boot.
'splash' tells Linux to display a boot splash screen.
Add a hash mark in front of that line to comment it out. It will look like:
#GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
Then copy and paste it below and delete the parameters 'quiet splash'.
Leave the empty quotes.
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""
Save the file.
In terminal run:
sudo update-grub
On subsequent reboots you should see just system messages.