Tested different themes using plymouth-x11 (0.8.8-0ubuntu6) on today's Kubuntu raring daily iso:
$ sudo apt-get install plymouth-x11 $ sudo apt-get install plymouth-theme-#... For all themes: $ sudo update-alternatives --config default.plymouth # select respective theme $ sudo plymouthd && sudo plymouth --show-splash # switch to terminal emulator window $ sudo plymouth message --text="Please remove installation media and press ENTER:" $ sudo plymouth quit Result (text position on screen in parentheses): plymouth-theme-edubuntu (13.03.1): no text plymouth-theme-fade-in (0.8.8-0ubuntu6): ok (top, left) plymouth-theme-glow (0.8.8-0ubuntu6): ok (top, left) plymouth-theme-kubuntu-logo (13.04ubuntu11): no text plymouth-theme-lubuntu-logo (0.38.1): no text plymouth-theme-sabily (1.2): ok (bottom, center) plymouth-theme-script (0.8.8-0ubuntu6): ok (top, left) plymouth-theme-solar (0.8.8-0ubuntu6): ok (top, left) plymouth-theme-spinfinity (0.8.8-0ubuntu6): ok (top, left) plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo (0.8.8-0ubuntu6): no text plymouth-theme-ubuntustudio-logo (0.46): ok (bottom, center) plymouth-theme-xubuntu-logo (13.04.4): ok (bottom, center) If this testing method is correct, the missing message actually might be a plymouth (theme) bug. During shutdown after testing - having plymouth-theme-xubuntu-logo still selected -, no splash was displayed; after switching to tty1 and back to tty7 it *was* displayed - including the actual/original "Please remove installation media ..." message. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1170421 Title: Live session shutdown "hangs" (not showing "Please remove media ..." message) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/casper/+bug/1170421/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs