I have just reproduced this problem here in a VM. Apparently, a freshly-installed Kubuntu 13.04 system does not set either 'quiet' or 'splash' in the kernel commandline. Reassigning to ubiquity.
** Package changed: plymouth (Ubuntu) => ubiquity (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1171099 Title: kubuntu - plymouth not shown To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1171099/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs