Felix Miata <mrma...@earthlink.net> writes: > Curt Howland composed on 2019-08-09 13:53 (UTC-0400): > >> plymouth-quit-wait.service > ... >> I have no idea what a "plymouth" is. > > Several things it brings to the table: > 1-avoids /dastardly/ "flicker" on mode switching during startup > 2-bling/eye candy during startup > 3-bloats initrd > 4-encryption handling > 5-yet another tool for systemd to disrupt startup/shutdown > And beyond the FUD:
6. Make sure that the console is sane when you try to provide things like LUKS passphrases; the default bootup console will happily overwrite the prompt, making it completely unclear why your boot is hanging. Plymouth will make sure that when you are prompted, nothing else will muck up your console. This is why it does not even have to run as a graphical bootloader, but can handle a text console as well. Plymouth provides a pretty bootscreen as a side effect. It actually provides a useful service. On the other hand, it should die when booting is done, if the plymouth-quit-wait.service hangs, something *else* is wrong. Regards, Mart -- "We will need a longer wall when the revolution comes." --- AJS, quoting an uncertain source.
