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Ubuntu 9.10’s New X Based Boot Splash

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“xplash is the package in charge of the new boot splash and it
is a userspace software that uses the X interface to draw a splash
screen at boot before the desktop loads. See the video below to see
it in action! Softpedia is once again the first website to offer
you a preview of the new artwork, which will probably be present in
the final release of Ubuntu 9.10.

“Well, we’ve tested it on two 19″ Samsung LCDs and a 19″ DELL
one, and it looks and acts pretty good, without flickering. The
idea is to completely replace the existing boot method with a
flicker-free one. The graphical boot splash is designed to run on
top of the X.Org Server and not Usplash! A graphical operating
system switcher will also be present during the boot sequence,
accessible by pressing the ESC key (see the second video for a
mockup of this feature).”


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