zeealice Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 (edited) well after a bit of running around getting my sight adjusted into the computer screen life i was living before. i decided i want to tinker about with Ubuntu, seeing as it's features for custom GNOME desktops is endless. it is GNOME right? anyway, i have been snooping about on GNOME.org and stumbled across the splash screens section, seemed intriguing. that's the loadup and shutdown screen am i wrong? how do i make my own splash screen? now the next one is, the logo; in the top left corner, the Ubuntu logo is visible, can i change this? if so how? and finally, how do i change the logon screen. i am hoping to rework it into Havok a simple Ubuntu based OS (just a few touch-ups here and there) in which the user of any PC we hope to be selling in the near future, if windows stops working for any reason, will have as a backup in which case they are not totally stranded. hey Ubuntu says itself on the case, i can freely modify and distribute it if i want, so why not surely there has to be some Linux guru who knows the answer Edited April 30, 2011 by zeealice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gache Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Yes, everything you're looking at can be changed, and yes, you can make the results into a redistributable custom OS. Not all of it's easy though, and you'll end up learning quite a bit about how Ubuntu works 'under the skin' along the way. Ubuntu's boot splash is handled by Plymouth. If you look on GNOME-Look there are many alternative ones available. The login screen is GDM 2. Again, GNOME-Look has lots of them. Download some and take a look at how they work. A quick Google shows plenty of tutorials. The Ubuntu logo on the top panel is part of a menu applet. (Right-click on an empty spot on the panel and select 'Add to Panel'. Experiment.) The icon itself is taken from the icon theme, Humanity. Poke around in /usr/share/icons/, have a look at how they go together. Add some more icon themes (/home/your-username/.icons/), play around with those. When you've got a handle on how they work... just start modifying one. To turn all your changes into a bootable/installable Ubuntu remix, you'll want Remastersys. Google for 'Ubuntu Remastersys' for a boatload of guides on how to use it. Unless there are specific features you need from one of the latest versions of Ubuntu, you should base your work on 10.04 LTS (Lucid). Compared to Natty or even Maverick, most of the bugs have been ironed out and it's quite ridiculously stable. Also, as it's an LTS release the repositories will be around for much longer. That makes it a much better basis for work you're going to be distributing to other people. Making sure that Flash and whatever wacko video formats people use will also work OOTB would be good, too. - Gache P.S. That's the first time anyone's ever called me a Linux guru, even if it was only implied. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WytchDokta Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Cool, I might look into Linux someday. On a side note, it could be worse Gache - the Welsh word 'gwrw' (pronounced similarly to the English word 'guru') has a very different meaning. Ga'i Wbwntw Gwrw? Check out my Wenglish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeealice Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 (edited) well on the stuff you just gave me Gache i am gonna go ahead and call you a linux guru, thanks for the info Cool, I might look into Linux someday. it's great if windows suddenly stops working or you just want a quick on off net update seeing as shutdown time is 4 seconds on this peice of garbage. loadup is slightly longer but not fussed. and "gwrw" is "beer" Edited May 1, 2011 by zeealice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeealice Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 (edited) now what do i do with the .so library? oh wait my bad Edited May 1, 2011 by zeealice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WytchDokta Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 and "gwrw" is "beer" Wbwntw is Ubuntu, if you apply Welsh vocab rules to the word. Some words in Welsh are 'borrowed' from English, and adjusted to fit in with Welsh vocab rules, such as tacl (tackle) and pwdin (pudding). Plus, it's hilarious to drop W's randomly in English words to replace double O's (example: afternwn) because the Engllish tend to have trouble with the pronounciation of Welsh W's. But whatever, off topic! Dwi ddim yn dallt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeealex Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 yes you do wytch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gache Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 (edited) Cool, I might look into Linux someday. On a side note, it could be worse Gache - the Welsh word 'gwrw' (pronounced similarly to the English word 'guru') has a very different meaning. Ga'i Wbwntw Gwrw? Check out my Wenglish. Diolch yn fawr, WytchDokta. (My Welsh is a bit patchy, I had to get out the dictionary to check what you said.) - Gache Edited May 1, 2011 by Gache Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WytchDokta Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Diolch yn fawr, WytchDokta. (My Welsh is a bit patchy, I had to get out the dictionary to check what you said.) - Gache So did I - having only spent 7 months in the Snowdonia National Park area last year. I am not Welsh (although I have part Welsh, part Saxon heritage), but hardly anyone in the remote areas of the Snowdonia National Park speaks English (or Wenglish)) Iawn, gwych. Anyway, let's rerail this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeealice Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 yes, lets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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