Curt Howland composed on 2019-08-09 13:53 (UTC-0400): > plymouth-quit-wait.service ... > I have no idea what a "plymouth" is.
Several things it brings to the table: 1-avoids /dastardly/ "flicker" on mode switching during startup 2-bling/eye candy during startup 3-bloats initrd 4-encryption handling 5-yet another tool for systemd to disrupt startup/shutdown Its progenitor seems to be Fedora/Gnome: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BetterStartup On my own installations I always block its installation, or remove it, or disable it, depending on how and when it comes to my attention. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_(software) -- Evolution as taught in public schools is religion, not science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
