thanks for your reply. I tried plymouth with various themes following the instructions on debian.org but it doesnt work. I get i prompt for the password on text mode.
On 12/04/2017 07:54 PM, Menelaos Maglis wrote: > G <gp...@mailbox.org> writes: > >> Hello! >> I recently installed debian on my laptop and I encrypted my hard drive >> with a password. >> >> I noticed that in some distros like Mint, Fedora etc when you boot you >> have a graphical interface where you put your LUKS password and then you >> jump to the Desktop without showing the various processes that start. >> On the other hand on debian i put my password and i see the various >> processes starting up until i reach my desktop. >> >> I would like to know which packages i should install or configure in >> order to have a similar result. (Show a more pleasant interface when i >> enter the LUKS password and hide the processes while starting) >> >> Thanks in advance for your help! > > The packages you need are plymouth and plymouth-themes. > Follow instructions on this wiki page: > > https://wiki.debian.org/plymouth > > Regards, > Menelaos >