Limine
Limine is an advanced x86/x86_64 BIOS and UEFI bootloader that supports modern PC features such as Long Mode, 5-level paging, multi-core startup, and more thanks to the stivale and stivale2 boot protocols.
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What is Limine?
What is Limine? Limine is an advanced x86/x86_64 BIOS and UEFI bootloader that supports modern PC features such as Long Mode, 5-level paging, multi-core startup, and more thanks to the stivale and stivale2 boot protocols.
What is a bootloader for? A bootloader is an essential piece of software which takes over the computer after the firmware relinquishes control of the system. It is the job of the bootloader to find an operating system to boot and perform all the operations needed in order to get the operating system's kernel and modules up and running.
Why Limine? Limine is the reference implementation of the stivale and stivale2 boot protocols.
Why not GRUB? GRUB is an amazing piece of software, but Limine's and stivale(2)'s target audience is operating system and kernel developers which want to use a protocol that supports modern features which GRUB's aging multiboot protocols do not (or do not properly).