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I am wondering how to change the text that displays "Ubuntu 14.04 . . . ." on boot to a custom text.

Edit: I am talking about the ASCII text during the boot process, not the Ubuntu logo.

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Zanna
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  • Or http://askubuntu.com/questions/16845/can-i-change-the-word-ubuntu-from-my-plymouth-default-theme – muru Apr 23 '15 at 17:07
  • What "ASCII text during the boot process"? Are you talking of the GRUB menu, which Thiago's answer refers to, or something else altogether? Post a pic, if you can. – muru Apr 23 '15 at 20:20
  • I need a reputation of 10 to post a pic. Let me see if I can link one. http://www.2daygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ubuntu-14-04-trusty-tahr-lts-desktop-installation-steps-with-screenshot-1.png – Bede Apr 23 '15 at 20:26
  • yeah, that is also a Plymouth theme - the text theme instead of the graphical one. The linked posts still apply. – muru Apr 23 '15 at 20:46
  • Okay, but the links talk about backing-up and replacing .png files. Obviously this isn't a .png file. – Bede Apr 23 '15 at 21:12
  • Obviously instructions have to be adapted. – muru Apr 23 '15 at 21:22

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I don't recommend it, but if you really need to customize the OS entry in the GRUB menu you just need to open (with sudo) the file /etc/default/grub and look for the line 

GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`

You should replace 

`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`

with the custom string you want.

Don't forget to run

sudo update-grub

after changing the file.

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