If you’ve gone further into the Linux world than the standard desktop distributions like Ubuntu or Fedora, you have undoubtedly come across some more purpose-built distributions. Some example… ...

fbclock is a utility that draws an analogue clock face directly on the Linux framebuffer. It is intended for embedded Linux systems, for use on lock screens or to superimpose on a wallpaper. It will ...

jpegtofb is a utility that writes JPEG images direct to a Linux framebuffer. It can write a single image, or a sequence of images as a slideshow. It's completely self-contained -- the relevant parts ...