Linux is about to get its own "blue screen of death" interface, which is said to provide more effective information

Linux also has its own version of Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). According to Phoronix, the latest version of systemd for Linux systems comes with a systemd-bsod service that can generate full-screen error messages on Linux distributions.

Just as the Blue Screen of Death originated in Windows, the Linux version will be used as an emergency tool to log the error. If a Linux system fails to boot, it will generate a full-screen message displaying a QR code for more information on what is causing the boot issue. This was reportedly added as part of the Outreachy project, an organization that provides internships to people developing open source tools.

The systemd-bsod feature is still experimental, and the changelog on GitHub also notes that it may still be modified, but systemd is a core part of most Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, and RedHat. Therefore, we are likely to see this BSOD feature in many Linux distributions throughout 2024.

There are currently no major BSOD changes on the Windows side. Microsoft has tried several changes to its BSOD over the years, including adding a sad face to the screen in Windows 8 in 2012 and adding a QR code in 2016. In Windows 11, BSOD briefly turned black, but Microsoft reverted to the change shortly after the 2021 operating system was released.