The StartUp-Manager project is a graphical user interface tool for changing settings in the boot loader and splash screen in Ubuntu.
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Here are some key features of "StartUp-Manager":
Change:
· Grub timeout, default boot title, number of kernels in bootloader menu, enable/disable boot option for memtest86, enable/disable boot option for "rescue mode", if the default boot option should be automatically updated, bootup resolution and color depth, grub menu colors and background, and usplash theme.
· Create "rescue floppy"
Change visibility of:
· Grub menu, colors, background image, usplash and usplash text.
Password protection:
· Password protect grub menu from editing
· Password protect "alternate" boot options
· Password protect old boot options
Themes:
· Install new grub backgrounds(either from a png, or a correctly sized and colored .xpm or xpm.gz)
· Remove grub backgrounds
· Install new usplash themes(from a correctly made .so file)
· Remove Usplash themes
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Use a single .desktop file, call su wrapper from code instead
· Apply preview patch by Jordan Callicoat
· Some translations added. Thanks to the translators involved