====== Disabling Boot splashscreen ====== This option is particularly useful to see the bootsequence or to enter the password of an encrypted harddrive during the boot process. Edit the /etc/default/grub file: sudo vi /etc/dafault/grub And change the value "quiet splash" of GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT with "". if you use vi use the two following commands: :%s/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""/ :wq After that update grub: update-grub2