How To Install plymouth-theme-solar on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install plymouth-theme-solar in Fedora 36. plymouth-theme-solar is Plymouth “Solar” theme

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install plymouth-theme-solar on Fedora 36.

What is `plymouth-theme-solar`

This package contains the “Solar” boot splash theme for Plymouth. It features a blue flamed sun with animated solar flares.

We can use yum or dnf to install plymouth-theme-solar on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install plymouth-theme-solar.

Install plymouth-theme-solar on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install plymouth-theme-solar using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install plymouth-theme-solar

Install plymouth-theme-solar on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install plymouth-theme-solar using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install plymouth-theme-solar

How To Uninstall plymouth-theme-solar on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the plymouth-theme-solar package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove plymouth-theme-solar

plymouth-theme-solar Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/plymouth/themes/solar
/usr/share/plymouth/themes/solar/box.png
/usr/share/plymouth/themes/solar/bullet.png
/usr/share/plymouth/themes/solar/entry.png
/usr/share/plymouth/themes/solar/lock.png
/usr/share/plymouth/themes/solar/progress_bar.png
/usr/share/plymouth/themes/solar/solar.plymouth
/usr/share/plymouth/themes/solar/star.png

References

plymouth-theme-solar website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install plymouth-theme-solar on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).