Free linux graphical bootsplash software for linux

Linux graphical bootsplash allows you to use custom graphics during early system startup. It makes it possible to place a nice graphic behind or above the kernel boot messages.
Linux graphical bootsplash hooks into the fbcon layer and, if activated, searches the initial ramdisk for a JPEG picture to show.
On any output operations to the console, it takes care of painting a margin around your text and a background picture behind the text with a set of special cfb functions.
Main features:
- Nice graphics (JPEG)
- Antialiased text rendering (TrueType)
- Animations (MNG)
- Progress Bar
- Display of boot messages above or below a graphic. ("verbose" and "silent" modes)
- Fully themeable
Enhancements:
- The bootsplash patch was updated to apply cleanly against Linux kernel 2.6.21.

Hedinux distribution (formerly Octoz) GNU/Linux is an independently developed desktop OS with ease-of-use as its prime objective.
The distribution comes in two editions - a minimalist live CD with the XFce desktop, and a netinstall CD which provides a text-based installer for package installation from a remote FTP/HTTP server.
The netinstall CD supports English, French and German, while the live CD (user: guest, password: guest) has some support for a number of additional languages.
The goal of Hedinux GNU/Linux is to develop an easy-to-use Linux operating system, accessible to all users, irrespective of whether they are computer savvy or not.
Hedinux will come in two editions - one for Linux beginners with an intuitive graphical installer and easy system administration tools, while the other will be "from source", designed as a modular system with binary packages built by the user directly from source code.
Hedinux is an independently developed distribution inspired by the Linux From Scratch and Beyond Linux From Scratch books.
Enhancements:
Major update:
- GNOME 2.14
- Xorg 6.9 with vesa driver by default
- Updated to kernel 2.6.15.6, spcaxx 20060301, unionfs 1.1.3, squashfs3.0
- select locale/keyboard at live-cd boot
- gparted on the live-cd
- and a lot of other packages update...
- And bugs fixes:
- Fixed sshd startup
- add foomatic-db-engine dep for gimp-print. This problem implied not
- full GNOME installation.
- replaced gnome icon by hedinux icon for the GNOME menu
- built dvd+rw-tools and added it to k3b depends
hedinux-installer:
- Keyboard in alphabetical order
- Verbose packages copy
- If you configure your network manually, the config files will be
- copied in the hedinux installation now. No need to configure twice.
- You have a hedinux-netcardconfig icon in the Desktop->Administration
- GNOME menu if you want to configure your netcard after the installation.
- GRUB install on MBR/root/floppy now (no detection of other linux yet)

System-7 Linux strives to set itself apart from other linux distros by tredding waters not offen attempted. These are the waters of package unity.

This means where most distros support 1 standard package format, System-7 will support most major pakage types including: rpm (.rpm), dpkg (.drb), and slackpack / pkgtools (.tgz).

System-7 will also sport a graphical installer based on group selections. With each group, the best possible speed and security settings will be pre-defined enabling this distro to be quickly deployed in any situation (from gaming to servers).

Linux Cluster Manager is a graphical tool for managing multiple Linux systems from a central location. Meant primarily for Beowulf style clusters, it has many useful features for general system administration and even some non Linux specific possibilities like block level imaging.
Imaging with LCM is quick and easy as each node has its IP and hostname changed ready for boot as an independant node preloaded with all of your applications. Using a file based image, items can be changed such as the target device, the file system capacity, or even the file system type. Imagine requiring a new partition on boot disks already filled across hundreds of machines. It is a simple property change, re-image the node(s), and you are ready to go.
Image creation can be done from a running system or LCM can remote power on a node through WOL, PXE boot it, collect an image, and power off the node when complete.
All operations are simple point and click, no command line options to remember (these are optional), or complicated setup.
Main features:
- Easy to use GUI for all operations
- Real time status information for all nodes
- Connect to individual nodes via a user specified protocol (ssh, rsh, rlogin ,etc)
- Report on running processes across the cluster
Imaging Features
- Imaged nodes have IP and hostname information changed automatically, just image and boot
- Block level system imaging (can be used for any x86 based operating system)
- File level system imaging
- Wake on LAN for imaging
- Preconfigured for PXE boot of clients
- Images can be customized - target device changed, file system size, file system type
Monitor Features
- Real time status monitoring for all nodes, CPU and Network
- Scrolling, scalable graphs
- View all nodes or a subset you are interested in
Scripting Features
- Run scripts across the cluster or on select nodes without a client agent
- Connects via a user selected protocol with secure authentication
- Command line or GUI interface
- Can be incorporated into external scripts

ATI Radeon Linux Display Drivers are proprietary Linux drivers for ATI Radeon cards.
ATI Radeon Linux Display Driver provides TV Output support for ATI graphics cards that support TV out. The ATI Proprietary Linux driver also allows for the following monitor arrangements:
- Laptop Mode (toggle between internal or external screen)
- Clone Mode (same content on both screens)
- Big Desktop (one desktop stretched across two screens)
- Dual Head (separate instances of X running on each screen)

Linux DC++ is a project to port the DC++ direct connect client to Linux or any POSIX-compliant Unix.

Visual F-Prot is an F-Prot Antivirus for Linux Workstations graphical interface.

Visual F-Prot is graphical interface for F-Prot Antivirus(TM) for Linux Workstations for home use (available for free download) copyrighted by Frisk Software International (www.firsk.is). Before you install this program, you must install F-Prot Antivirus, because it wont work without it.

It works with F-Prot antivirus version 4.5.3 and above - its not tested with earlier versions,but it should also work with them.

Also, youll need "xterm" terminal emulator, provided by most, if not all linux distributions.

This program is built with GTKMM 2.4 C++ libraries, so youll also need those for it to work.

Wazobia Linux is a complete Linux-based operating system designed and developed by Leapsoft.

Wazobia Linux distribution delivers quality desktop computing solutions that combine the best of open source technologies with a corporate attention to completeness, usability, and support.

It represents the next step in the evolution of the desktop computing in Africa and the rest of the developing world.

Wazobia Linux provides everything todays computer user needs for home and office desktop computing, including a stabilized, secure, stable and reliable, user-friendly Linux based operating system plus a complete set of desktop applications--office suite, Web browser, instant messaging client, multimedia viewers, and graphical software.

It also offers the latest open source applications for developing applications, setting up a home network, running a Web server, and more. Wazobia Linux includes more than 16,000 pieces of software, but the core desktop installation fits on a single CD.

The OS is accessible in Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo, to make users feel more at home in their computing environment. Leapsoft provides professional support for Wazobia Linux.