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How to fix the ubuntu splash loading bar showing up on the desktop view?
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Short term fix
This is the Plymouth splash screen. As a short term fix you can disable it by editing the file /etc/default/grub with sudo powers and searching for this line:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
Remove the splash parameter so it looks like this:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet"
NOTE: You may have other options besides quite splash. Only remove the splash option.
Save the file and exit your editor. Then use:
sudo update-grub
On the next reboot instead of the purple splash screen with moving dots you’ll have a plain black screen instead.
Long term fix
From the terminal use:
$ systemctl list-units --all plymouth-quit-wait.service
UNIT LOAD ACTIVE SUB DESCRIPTION
plymouth-quit-wait.service loaded inactive dead Hold until boot process finishes up
LOAD = Reflects whether the unit definition was properly loaded.
ACTIVE = The high-level unit activation state, i.e. generalization of SUB.
SUB = The low-level unit activation state, values depend on unit type.
1 loaded units listed.
To show all installed unit files use 'systemctl list-unit-files'.
Above is the the normal output. Compare yours and report any differences in your question.
Next step is to look for error messages using:
$ journalctl -b-1 | grep -i plymouth
Apr 03 05:36:13 alien systemd[1]: Starting Show Plymouth Boot Screen...
Apr 03 05:36:14 alien systemd[1]: Started Show Plymouth Boot Screen.
Apr 03 05:36:14 alien systemd[1]: Started Forward Password Requests to Plymouth Directory Watch.
Apr 03 05:36:14 alien systemd[1]: Received SIGRTMIN+20 from PID 389 (plymouthd).
Apr 03 05:36:15 alien systemd[1]: Starting Tell Plymouth To Write Out Runtime Data...
Apr 03 05:36:15 alien systemd[1]: Started Tell Plymouth To Write Out Runtime Data.
Apr 03 05:36:15 alien systemd[1]: Received SIGRTMIN+21 from PID 389 (plymouthd).
Apr 03 05:39:32 alien systemd[1]: Starting Show Plymouth Reboot Screen...
Apr 03 05:39:33 alien systemd[1]: Received SIGRTMIN+20 from PID 20980 (plymouthd).
Apr 03 05:39:33 alien systemd[1]: Started Show Plymouth Reboot Screen.
Apr 03 05:39:34 alien systemd[1]: Stopped Forward Password Requests to Plymouth Directory Watch.
Once again the above is normal output.