Try using SDL library to draw the GUI for installation image, it basically includes background image, text drawing, progress bar demo and to receive the input from keyboard.

[Compile SDL packages]

1. Download from web site - http://www.libsdl.org/download-2.0.php.
2. mkdir build_out
3. ./configure --prefix=./build_out
4. make
5. make install

[Tutorial]

http://twinklebear.github.io/sdl2%20tutorials/2013/08/17/lesson-1-hello-world/

[Document/API]

http://wiki.libsdl.org/FrontPage

[Support more image type]

http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_image/

[Support TTF text]

http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_ttf/