A workaround for the ugly text bootsplash (in Maverik Meerkat) is to uninstall plymouth-theme-kubuntu-text and plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text.
You will get the text messages of boot proccess, instead of the ugly text logo. -- Ubuntu splashscreen big and ugly after installing ATI/nVidia proprietary graphics driver https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/563878 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
