Subject: RE: Bootup logo
Date: Mon, Jul 19, 1999 at 11:16:45AM +1000
In reply to:Carley, Jason (Australia)
Quoting Carley, Jason (Australia)([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> Wayne. Can I just say that this is a very good way to answer this (or indeed
> many) question(s). It both gives the person an immediate answer as well as
> showing how to do it yourself efficiently. Well done.
>
> Better than either a 1) RTFM of 2) install xxxx package answer.
>
> This sort of thing really confirms my view that this list is a great support
> forum. Debian users are very quick to help other users (including new debian
> users such as myself) to learn its vagaries.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jason.
Thanks Jason. I'll try to remember to keep answering in a similar
way. This is just the the method used to find most of the answers we
supply to the list, anyway.
Regards
Wayne
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wayne Topa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 11:02 AM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Bootup logo
>
>
>
> Subject: Bootup logo
> Date: Mon, Jul 19, 1999 at 10:25:51AM +1000
>
> In reply to:Gareth
>
> Quoting Gareth([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > G'day all,
> > I have heard its possible to display the linux logo on the
> > screen at startup, does anyone know where I can find out HOWTO do
> > this?
> >
>
> I did a Locate slink and got /var/state/apt/lists/
> I then did a grep logo /var/state/apt/lists/* and got
> /var/state/apt/lists/debian.midco.net_debian_dists_slink_main_binary-i386_Pa
> ckages:Package: linuxlogo
>
> an less of that file got
>
> Package: linuxlogo
> Version: 2.07-1
> Priority: extra
> Section: misc
> Maintainer: Steve Kostecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Depends: libc6
> Architecture: i386
> Filename: dists/stable/main/binary-i386/misc/linuxlogo_2.07-1.deb
> Size: 31752
> MD5sum: e8f4ee35d243371326e220acb7cfc23f
> Description: Color ANSI Penguin with system information
> An ANSI Color Penguin Logo with some system information that is
> can be displayed at boot time or at the the login prompt. The
> default installation displays the linuxlogo at boot time. Three
> different Penguin Logos are available: Classic, Banner and
> monochrome ASCII.
> .
> Includes a config utility, linuxlogoconfig(8), for selecting
> when the linuxlogo is displayed.
> .
> Diverts /etc/issue from the base-files package when the linuxlogo
> is displayed at the login prompt.
> .
> As of version 0.2 linuxlogo now works on terminals with white
> backgrounds.
> installed-size: 77
>
> Might this be what you were looking, I mean asking for? See, you
> might have had the info right there at your fingertips.
>
> HTH
>
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