Linux bootloader
Limine is a portable boot loader and the reference implementation for the Limine boot protocol.[ 4] [ 5] Multiboot2 , chainloading , and the Linux boot protocols are also supported. Limine supports the ISO-9660 and FAT filesystems.[ 6] [ 7]
Limine aims to provide a more robust alternative to bootloaders like GNU GRUB ,[ 8] 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 , where it is an option in archinstall,[ 9] [ 10] as well as included in EasyOS[ 11] (a derivative of Puppy Linux [ 12] ), CachyOS ,[ 13] and Chimera Linux .[ 14] Limine is also used by Cosmos [ 15] and supported by SerenityOS .[ 16]
See also
References
^ "Release 9.5.0" . 14 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025 .
^ Larabel, Michael (2024-08-03). "Limine 8.0 Bootloader Released With LoongArch Support" . Phoronix . Retrieved 2025-02-09 .
^ Schürrmann, Tim (2024-08-06). "Alternativer Bootloader Limine 8.0.1 unterstützt LoongArch64-Systeme" . Linux-Magazin . Retrieved 2025-03-07 .
^ a b "Limine" . limine-bootloader.org . Retrieved 2023-08-28 .
^ Holwerda, Thom (2024-08-04). "Limine: a modern, advanced, portable, multiprotocol bootloader and boot manager" . OSNews . Retrieved 2025-03-07 .
^ Larabel, Michael (2025-02-17). "Limine 9.0 Bootloader Drops EXT4 File-System Support" . Phoronix . Retrieved 2025-02-17 .
^ Schürrmann, Tim (2025-02-17). "Bootloader Limine 9.0.0 entfernt Unterstützung für Ext-Dateisysteme" . Linux-Magazin . Retrieved 2025-03-07 .
^ Larabel, Michael (2024-01-14). "Limine 7.0 Bootloader Released" . Phoronix . Retrieved 2024-01-14 .
^ Larabel, Michael (2023-07-31). "Archinstall 2.6 Released For Latest Easy-To-Use Arch Linux Installer" . Phoronix . Retrieved 2023-08-28 .
^ Nestor, Marius (2023-07-30). "Arch Linux Installer Now Supports Hyperland WM, Limine Bootloader" . 9to5Linux. Retrieved 2023-08-29 .
^ darkcrizt (2022-11-15). "EasyOS 4.5 "Dunfell" arrives with a large number of fixes and new sfs" . Ubunlog. Retrieved 2023-08-28 .
^ Rudra, Sourav (2023-08-02). "EasyOS: An Experimental Distro With Unique Qualities" . It's FOSS News. Retrieved 2024-01-14 .
^ Larabel, Michael (2025-03-30). "CachyOS Adds Limine Bootloader, Easier Samba Integration & NTSYNC Wine" . Phoronix . Retrieved 2025-04-25 .
^ Borisov, Bobby (2025-04-21). "Chimera Linux Introduces Key Bootloader Changes" . Linuxiac. Retrieved 2025-04-25 .
^ "IL2CPU" . cosmos.github.io . Retrieved 2025-03-07 .
^ "SerenityOS Changelog for Monday, February 14, 2022" . changelog.serenityos.org . Retrieved 2023-08-29 .
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