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Linux is getting its own version of a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Phoronix <\/em>reports<\/a> that the latest release of systemd for Linux systems comes with a systemd-bsod service that\u2019s able to generate a full-screen error message on Linux distributions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Much like how the Blue Screen of Death originated in Windows, Linux\u2019s version will be used as an emergency tool to log errors. If a Linux system fails to boot, it will generate a full-screen message that displays a QR code to get more information on what\u2019s causing the boot issue. This was reportedly added as part of an Outreachy project<\/a>, a group that provides internships for people to work on open-source tools. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The systemd-bsod\u00a0feature is still experimental, and a GitHub changelog<\/a> notes that it\u2019s still subject to change, but systemd is a core part of most Linux distributions including Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, and Red Hat. So it\u2019s likely that we\u2019ll see this BSOD feature appear in many Linux distributions throughout 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Rest assured there aren\u2019t any major BSOD changes coming to the Windows side at the moment. Microsoft has experimented with a number of changes to its BSOD over the years, including the addition of a sad face to the screen in Windows 8 in 2012 and\u00a0QR codes in 2016<\/a>. The BSOD briefly changed to black<\/a> in Windows 11 before Microsoft reverted that change<\/a> shortly after the operating system\u2019s release in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n