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## Plymouth boot splash theme
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The Windows95 boot theme is based on the template provided by [http://brej.org/blog/?p=174 ](https://web.archive.org/web/20180210003217/https://brej.org/blog/?p=174 )
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It is meant to simulate the Windows 95 boot screen and shutdown screen.
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The RetroTux boot theme is based on the xubuntu-logo Plymouth theme.
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#### Install instructions for XUbuntu
Copy the theme folder into the Plymouth theme directory.
- `sudo cp -r Chicago95/Plymouth/Chicago95 /usr/share/plymouth/themes/`
- `sudo cp -r Chicago95/Plymouth/RetroTux /usr/share/plymouth/themes/`
Add to default.plymouth
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- `sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/share/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth default.plymouth /usr/share/plymouth/themes/Chicago95/Chicago95.plymouth 100`
- `sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/share/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth default.plymouth /usr/share/plymouth/themes/RetroTux/RetroTux.plymouth 100`
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Choose the theme to load. (As you run the following command there will be a number assigned to each theme and located in the first column of a list. Use that number to specify the theme and press enter to continue.)
- `sudo update-alternatives --config default.plymouth`
Update initramfs
- `sudo update-initramfs -u`
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#### Install instructions for Arch Linux
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Install Plymouth to your system ([ArchWiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Plymouth#Installation))
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Copy the theme folder into the Plymouth theme directory.
- `sudo cp -r Chicago95/Plymouth/Chicago95 /usr/share/plymouth/themes/`
- `sudo cp -r Chicago95/Plymouth/RetroTux /usr/share/plymouth/themes/`
Set the theme as default to use
- `sudo plymouth-set-default-theme -R Chicago95`
- `sudo plymouth-set-default-theme -R RetroTux`