Usplash
Usplash is a software project in the Ubuntu community. Historically, scrolling text "verbose mode" has typically appeared on Linux computers during boot. Usplash replaces the scrolling-text screens with a graphical splash screen. It was designed to replace Bootsplash, which did the same thing on the kernel space level. Since usplash operates in user space, it can be updated without recompiling the kernel.
 Screenshot of Debian booting using Usplash | |
| Developer(s) | Canonical Ltd. |
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| Type | Bootsplash |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | launchpad |
Usplash uses the Linux framebuffer interface or, alternatively, direct VESA access to display the splash screen.
In Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala", Usplash is only used in the preliminary stages of booting, after which XSplash takes over. In Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx", Usplash has been fully replaced by Plymouth, which uses Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) and KMS driver.
See also
External links
- Usplash on Launchpad
- Debian package listing for usplash
- Ubuntu help page for usplash
- Some discussions about usplash
- Simple tool to create simple themes for usplash
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