News [OMG! Ubuntu] Ubuntu 26.04 has a new boot animation (blink and you’ll miss it)

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Chances are Ubuntu boots so fast you rarely get time to stare at the boot screen, but if you’re somehow able to slow time down, there’s a new boot spinner to enjoy in 26.04 LTS. The new animation reuses the sunburst-come-tail from the official Resolute Raccoon mascot, albeit without a bemused Raccoon face staring back at you like he climbed in the washing machine and is now stuck on a spin cycle. Ubuntu’s developers also bumped the frame count used for the boot spinner to 60 slides, which allows for a full sweep of what is quite an intricate animation. […]

Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-26-04-boot-spinner

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