Manage Runlevels,Startup scripts Using Boot Up Manager(BUM) GUI

Boot-Up Manager is a Perl-Gtk2 application to handle runlevels configuration of any debian derivative system. With this program the user will easily start and stop boot-up scripts, without the necessity to handle thru complex links and permissions.


Boot-Up Manager has been developed and tested on Ubuntu, but as it only relies on Perl-Gtk2 libraries, it can be run on any Debian-like system.

Install Boot Up Manager (BUM) in Ubuntu

If you want to install latest package you need to download from here using the following command

wget http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/b/bum/bum_2.1.8-1_all.deb

Now you have bum_2.1.8-1_all.deb package

Install this package using the follwoing command

sudo dpkg -i bum_2.1.8-1_all.deb

Now if you want to open BUM go to Desktop—>Administration—>BootUp-Manager you can see this in the following screen[thumb:722:c:l=p]

Once it open the BUM you should see the following screen and you can see the version details also

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Now if you want to see services,startup and shutdown scripts you need to check the box next to Advanced in the bottom of BUMWindow

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BUM Services windows screen

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BUM startup and shutdown scripts Screen

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Install Boot Up Manager (BUM) in Debian

If you want to install latest package you need to download from here using the following command

#wget http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/b/bum/bum_2.1.8-1_all.deb

Now you have bum_2.1.8-1_all.deb package

Install this package using teh follwoing command

#dpkg -i bum_2.1.8-1_all.deb

This will complete the installation

Now if you want to open BUM go to System—>Administration—>BootUp-Manager you can see this in the following screen[thumb:726:c:l=p]

Once it open the BUM you should see the following screen and you can see the version details also

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Now if you want to see services,startup and shutdown scripts you need to check the box next to Advanced in the bottom of BUM Window

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BUM Services windows screen

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BUM startup and shutdown scripts Screen

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