Bootsplash

Bootsplash is a term for a graphical representation of the boot process of the operating system.

Bootsplash can be a simple visualisation of the scrolling boot messages in the console, but it can also present graphics or some combinations of both.

Linux boot screens

• Bootsplash – the first and original implementation of a Linux kernel bootsplash, superseded by Splashy
• Fbsplash - Gentoo implementation as bootsplash program
• Plymouth – the new graphical boot process for Fedora, replacing the aging Red Hat Graphical Boot
• Splashy – a graphical boot process designed to replace the aging Bootsplash program
• usplash – former bootsplash program used by Ubuntu
• xsplash-bzr – new splash program used by Ubuntu starting from 9.10