On Mar 30, 2012 9:14 AM, "Mike Edenfield" <kutulu@kutulu.org> wrote:
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> splashutils, which is the package dracut uses to generate a boot splash
> image, has a lot of dependencies but requires they all be built
> USE=static-libs. Plymouth, which does animated boot splash, is a bit
worse;
> it installs a few dozen files, about half of that data. Then again, if
> you're putting an animated boot splash image on your initramfs, I don't
> think you're all that worried about space :)
>

Sometimes I wonder why people want eye candy during boot...

Linux startup -- sans splash screen -- brings back nostalgic memories of my
early computing days using DOS...

Plus, sharp-eyed users can catch a glimpse of something wrong ;-)

Rgds,