how do i install splash screen

1)
1 - In order to install this theme, you should have Usplash well configured and installed. If you don't please try

    sudo apt-get install usplash

2- You also need a booting screen resolution of 1024x768. To set it, please open your grub configuration file

    sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

find the paragraph about your current kernel version, and add the string

    vga=791

at the end of the kernel section, without modifying pre-existing values.

For example if this is your current configuration

    title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.17-10-generic
    root (hd0,4)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-generic root=/dev/hda5 ro quiet splash locale=en_EN
    initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-10-generic
    boot

you should add the string to this line

    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-generic root=/dev/hda5 ro quiet splash locale=en_EN

which will become

    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-generic root=/dev/hda5 ro quiet splash locale=en_EN vga=791

Installation

Now that everything is well set, we'll install the new theme. Fisrt of all copy the file contained in this directory, named 'usplash-theme-fingerprint.so' insto your Desktop. Now open a terminal and digit

    cd
    cd Desktop
    sudo cp usplash-theme-fingerprint.so /usr/lib/usplash
    sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-artwork.so usplash-artwork.so /usr/lib/usplash/usplash-theme-fingerprint.so 10
    sudo update-alternatives --config usplash-artwork.so

And choose the righ value (write the number displayed near the file called 'usplash-theme-fingerprint.so' then press Return to confirm)

Now update your system booting process by digiting in terminal

    sudo update-initramfs -u

2)
  1. put the file in /boot/grub/ directory
  2. edit menu.lst
  3. add
# Splash Image
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/einsten.xpm.gz