I installed kubuntu-artwork-usplash as pointed by E-B and then got the Kubuntu artwork while booting and shutting down (I did not execute update-alternatives, so Kubuntu artwork was OK here).
But then I removed (and purged) kubuntu-artwork-usplash and rebooted: while shutting down, the Ubuntu logo was shown but, oddly enough, Kubuntu artwork was still shown on next boot. How's that possible? I did purge all the remains of kubuntu-artwork-usplash, so why is Kubuntu splash still there? I guess that something's wrong with the default usplash artwork. -- usplash resolution error in boot and halt https://launchpad.net/bugs/60621 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs