How To Install plymouth-theme-fade-in.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install plymouth-theme-fade-in.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. plymouth-theme-fade-in.x86_64 is Plymouth “Fade-In” theme

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install plymouth-theme-fade-in.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `plymouth-theme-fade-in.x86_64`

This package contains the “Fade-In” boot splash theme for Plymouth. It features a centered logo that fades in and out while stars twinkle around the logo during system boot up.

We can use yum to install plymouth-theme-fade-in.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install plymouth-theme-fade-in.x86_64.

Install plymouth-theme-fade-in.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install plymouth-theme-fade-in.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install plymouth-theme-fade-in.x86_64

How To Uninstall plymouth-theme-fade-in.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the plymouth-theme-fade-in.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove plymouth-theme-fade-in.x86_64

plymouth-theme-fade-in.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/share/plymouth/themes/fade-in
/usr/share/plymouth/themes/fade-in/bullet.png
/usr/share/plymouth/themes/fade-in/entry.png
/usr/share/plymouth/themes/fade-in/fade-in.plymouth
/usr/share/plymouth/themes/fade-in/lock.png
/usr/share/plymouth/themes/fade-in/star.png

References

plymouth-theme-fade-in.x86_64 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install plymouth-theme-fade-in.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.