Limine (bootloader)
Linux bootloader
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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 | |
|---|---|
Example Limine boot menu | |
| Developers | Mintsuki and contributors |
| Stable release | |
| Written in | C, assembly languages |
| Platform | ARM, RISC-V, loongArch, x86[2][3] |
| Type | Bootloader |
| License | BSD-2-Clause |
| Website | limine-bootloader |
| Repository | codeberg |
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][11][12][13][14] as well as included in EasyOS[15] (a derivative of Puppy Linux[16]), CachyOS,[17][18], Chimera Linux,[19] and KaOS.[20][21][22] Limine is also used by Cosmos[23] and supported by SerenityOS.[24]
See also
- GNU GRUB
- BOOTMGR - current Windows bootloader
- rEFInd - alternative boot loader for UEFI-based computers
- Comparison of boot loaders
