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Bootchart is a tool for performance analysis and visualization of the GNU/Linux boot process. Resource utilization data and process information are collected during the boot process and can later be displayed in a PNG, SVG or EPS encoded chart.

More information and sample charts are available at:

http://www.bootchart.org

Version 0.9 introduces application monitoring, alternative init invocation (e.g. initng) and offers better FHS compliance.... read more

Bootchart is a tool for performance analysis and visualization of the GNU/Linux boot process. Resource utilization data and process information are collected during the boot process and can later be displayed in a PNG, SVG or EPS encoded chart. More information and sample charts are available at:

http://www.bootchart.org

Version 0.8 greatly improves the boot logger. External tools (such as top and iostat) are no longer used, as all data are collected from the proc file system directly. The installation procedure was also streamlined.... read more

Bootchart is a tool for performance analysis and visualization of the GNU/Linux boot process. Resource utilization data and process information are collected during the boot process and can later be displayed in a PNG, SVG or EPS encoded chart. More information and sample charts are available at:
http://www.bootchart.org

Version 0.7 adds EPS rendering support. The common package was also refactored, making it easier to introduce new log file parsers. The release is available for download at:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/bootchart/bootchart-0.7.tar.gz?download

Bootchart is a tool for performance analysis and visualization of the GNU/Linux boot process. Resource utilization data and process information are collected during the boot process and can later be displayed in an SVG or PNG chart. More information and sample charts are available at:
http://www.klika.si/ziga/bootchart/

Bootchart was recently also featured on Slashdot:
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/15/1848220&tid=190&tid=130&tid=8&tid=106... read more

Bootchart is a tool for performance analysis and visualization of the GNU/Linux boot process. Resource utilization data and process information are collected during the boot process and can later be displayed in an SVG or PNG chart. More information and sample charts are available at:
http://www.klika.si/ziga/bootchart/

Version 0.5 adds better FHS compliance, better Debian and Ubuntu support, support for Source Mage Linux and several parser and renderer fixes.

Bootchart is a tool for performance analysis and visualization of the GNU/Linux boot process. Resource utilization data and process information are collected during the boot process and can later be displayed in an SVG or PNG chart. More information and sample charts are available at:
http://www.klika.si/ziga/bootchart/

Version 0.4 adds Debian and SuSE support, a documentation overhaul, better compatibility with ksvg and bug fixes.