Software:Limine (bootloader)
 Example Limine boot menu | |
| Developer(s) | mintsuki and contributors |
|---|---|
| Stable release | |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | C, assembly languages |
| Platform | ARM, RISC-V, x86[3] |
| Type | Bootloader |
| License | BSD-2-Clause |
| Website | limine-bootloader |
Limine is a portable boot loader and the reference implementation for the Limine boot protocol.[4] multiboot2, chainloading, and the Linux boot protocols are also supported. Limine supports the ext2, ext3, ext4, ISO-9660, and FAT filesystems.[3]
Limine aims to provide an easier to maintain alternative to bootloaders like GNU GRUB,[5] as well as its own boot protocol as an alternative to the Multiboot specification, with the goal of reducing the amount of work needed for a kernel developer to get a workable 64-bit environment once booted.[4]
Limine is packaged by several Linux distributions, being offered by Arch Linux,[2][6] where it is an option in archinstall,[7][8] as well as included by EasyOS,[9][10] a derivative of Puppy Linux.[11] Limine is also supported by SerenityOS.[12]
See also
- GNU GRUB
- BOOTMGR - current Windows bootloader
- rEFInd - alternative boot loader for UEFI-based computers
- Comparison of boot loaders
References
- ↑ "Releases · limine-bootloader/limine". https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine/releases.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Arch Linux - limine 5.20230819.0-1". https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/limine.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "limine/README.md at v5.x-branch · limine-bootloader/limine". https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine/blob/v5.x-branch/README.md.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Limine". https://limine-bootloader.org.
- ↑ "limine/PHILOSOPHY.md at v5.x-branch · limine-bootloader/limine". https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine/blob/v5.x-branch/PHILOSOPHY.md.
- ↑ "Limine - ArchWiki". https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Limine.
- ↑ Larabel, Michael (2023-07-31). "Archinstall 2.6 Released For Latest Easy-To-Use Arch Linux Installer". Phoronix. https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-Archinstall-2.6.
- ↑ Nestor, Marius (2023-07-30). "Arch Linux Installer Now Supports Hyperland WM, Limine Bootloader". 9to5Linux. https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-installer-now-supports-hyperland-wm-limine-bootloader.
- ↑ Kauler, Barry (2022-11-28). "Limine bootloader". https://easyos.org/install/limine-bootloader.html.
- ↑ darkcrizt (2022-11-15). "EasyOS 4.5 "Dunfell" arrives with a large number of fixes and new sfs". Ubunlog. https://ubunlog.com/en/easyos-4-5-dunfell-llega-con-una-gran-cantidad-de-correcciones-y-nuevos-sfs/.
- ↑ Kauler, Barry (2023-08-07). "How and why EasyOS is different". https://easyos.org/about/how-and-why-easyos-is-different.html.
- ↑ "SerenityOS Chanelog for Monday, February 14, 2022". https://changelog.serenityos.org/?date=2022-02-14&monthly=false&repo=serenity.
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