Software:Libreboot

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Short description: Coreboot distribution without proprietary firmware
Libreboot
Graphic of Canteloupe, Libreboot's mascot, which is a running deer in black and white.
Two ThinkPad X60 laptops, which have been modified to use Libreboot as their BIOS firmware.
Original author(s)Leah Rowe
Developer(s)Leah Rowe
Initial release12 December 2013; 12 years ago (2013-12-12)
Stable release20231106 (November 6, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-11-06)) [±][1]
Repositoryhttps://notabug.org/libreboot/lbmk
PlatformIA-32, x86-64, ARMv7[2][failed verification]
TypeFirmware
LicenseGNU GPLv3[3]
Websitelibreboot.org

Libreboot (briefly known as GNU Libreboot[4][5]) is a free software project based on coreboot, aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS firmware contained by most computers. Libreboot is a lightweight system designed to perform only the minimum number of tasks necessary to load and run a modern 32-bit or 64-bit operating system.

Characteristics

Libreboot is established as a distribution of coreboot, but with proprietary binary blobs removed from coreboot.[6] Libreboot makes coreboot easy to use by automating the build and installation processes.[7][8][9][10]

Libreboot developers have reverse engineered the firmware from Intel and created a utility to create a free firmware that meets the specifications from Intel.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Libreboot - Libreboot news". Libreboot. https://libreboot.org/news/. 
  2. ↑ "Coreboot ARM". coreboot. 15 October 2013. http://www.coreboot.org/ARM. Retrieved 1 February 2014. 
  3. ↑ "libreboot's COPYING file". https://notabug.org/libreboot/lbmk/src/master/COPYING. Retrieved 9 July 2021. 
  4. ↑ "List of GNU software packages on 22 May 2016". 22 May 2016. https://www.gnu.org/software/. 
  5. ↑ "[Libreboot GNU Libreboot, version 20160818 released"]. https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreboot/2016-08/msg00040.html. 
  6. ↑ Bärwaldt, Erik. "Liberated » Linux Magazine" (in en-US). http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2018/210/Free-Firmware-with-Libreboot. 
  7. ↑ "Libreboot on an X60, Part I: the Setup | Linux Journal". https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/libreboot-x60-part-i-setup. 
  8. ↑ "Libreboot on an x60, Part II: the Installation | Linux Journal". https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/libreboot-x60-part-ii-installation. 
  9. ↑ By (2016-12-16). "Harrowing Story Of Installing Libreboot On ThinkPad" (in en-US). https://hackaday.com/2016/12/16/installing-libreboot/. 
  10. ↑ By (2018-08-20). "Installing LibreBoot The (Very) Lazy Way" (in en-US). https://hackaday.com/2018/08/20/installing-libreboot-the-very-lazy-way/. 
  11. ↑ Vaughan-Nichols, Steven J.. "Taurinus X200: Now the most 'Free Software' laptop on the planet" (in en). https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-new-free-software-laptop-arrives/. 



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