Booster (initramfs) Alternatives

Apps similar to Booster (initramfs) include dracut, which is free and open source. Other options are mkinitcpio. Between them they cover Linux.

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    dracut (the tool) is used to create an initramfs image by copying tools and files from an installed system and combining it with the dracut framework, usually found in /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  2. Creates an initial ramdisk environment for booting the Linux kernel. The initial ramdisk is in essence a very small environment (early userspace) which loads various kernel modules and sets up necessary things before handing over control to init.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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