<s>
Usplash	B-Language
is	O
a	O
software	O
project	O
in	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Usplash	B-Language
replaces	O
the	O
scrolling-text	O
screens	O
with	O
a	O
graphical	O
splash	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
replace	O
Bootsplash	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
did	O
the	O
same	O
thing	O
on	O
the	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
space	I-Operating_System
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
usplash	B-Language
operates	O
in	O
user	B-Operating_System
space	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
updated	O
without	O
recompiling	O
the	O
kernel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Usplash	B-Language
uses	O
the	O
Linux	B-Language
framebuffer	I-Language
interface	O
or	O
,	O
alternatively	O
,	O
direct	O
VESA	O
access	O
to	O
display	O
the	O
splash	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
9.10	O
"	O
Karmic	O
Koala	O
"	O
,	O
Usplash	B-Language
is	O
only	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
preliminary	O
stages	O
of	O
booting	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
XSplash	O
takes	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
10.04	O
LTS	O
"	O
Lucid	O
Lynx	O
"	O
,	O
Usplash	B-Language
has	O
been	O
fully	O
replaced	O
by	O
Plymouth	B-Application
,	O
which	O
uses	O
Direct	B-Application
Rendering	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
(	O
DRM	O
)	O
and	O
KMS	B-Application
driver	I-Application
.	O
</s>
