Software:Limine (bootloader)

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Limine
Limine.png
Example Limine boot menu
Developer(s)mintsuki and contributors
Stable release
5.20230830.0 / August 30, 2023; 10 months ago (2023-08-30)[1][2]
Repositorygithub.com/limine-bootloader/limine
Written inC, assembly languages
PlatformARM, RISC-V, x86[3]
TypeBootloader
LicenseBSD-2-Clause
Websitelimine-bootloader.org

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

References

  1. "Releases · limine-bootloader/limine". https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine/releases. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Arch Linux - limine 5.20230819.0-1". https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/limine. 
  3. 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. 4.0 4.1 "Limine". https://limine-bootloader.org. 
  5. "limine/PHILOSOPHY.md at v5.x-branch · limine-bootloader/limine". https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine/blob/v5.x-branch/PHILOSOPHY.md. 
  6. "Limine - ArchWiki". https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Limine. 
  7. 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. 
  8. 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. 
  9. Kauler, Barry (2022-11-28). "Limine bootloader". https://easyos.org/install/limine-bootloader.html. 
  10. 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/. 
  11. Kauler, Barry (2023-08-07). "How and why EasyOS is different". https://easyos.org/about/how-and-why-easyos-is-different.html. 
  12. "SerenityOS Chanelog for Monday, February 14, 2022". https://changelog.serenityos.org/?date=2022-02-14&monthly=false&repo=serenity. 

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