This one, on the other hand, gives us a little more insight into just how little is needed for a full-fledged Linux distribution, as long as what you need to do is relatively straightforward.

For these situations, [JSBattista] wrote some code to blast text directly to the Linux framebuffer. It’s a project borne out of necessity.

Notes fbclock tries to superimpose itself on the existing framebuffer contents but, of course, the framebuffer contents may change. This will erase the clock display until the next update -- which ...

This utility is intended for 'digital photo frame' applications on embedded Linux systems. It builds cleanly on a Raspberry Pi, and works with the standard 7" touchscreen. Other screens that provide a ...