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limine — An advanced, portable, multiprotocol bootloader. See also: `limine-enroll-config`, `limine-entry-too

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Problem

How to use the limine command: An advanced, portable, multiprotocol bootloader. See also: limine-enroll-config, limine-entry-tool, limine-snapper-sync. More information: <https://codeberg.org/Limine/Limine>.

Solution

limine — An advanced, portable, multiprotocol bootloader. See also: limine-enroll-config, limine-entry-tool, limine-snapper-sync. More information: <https://codeberg.org/Limine/Limine>.

Install Limine to an MBR-partitioned disk:

limine bios-install {{/dev/sdX}}

Install Limine to a GPT-partitioned disk with a specific BIOS boot partition:

limine bios-install {{/dev/sdX}} {{partition_number}}

Install Limine to a disk image file:

limine bios-install {{path/to/image.iso}}

Install Limine for modern UEFI systems (requires the limine-entry-tool package):

limine-install

Update boot entries after a kernel upgrade (requires the limine-entry-tool package):

limine-update

Scan for other operating systems to add to the boot menu (requires the limine-entry-tool package):

limine-scan

Code Snippets

Install Limine to an MBR-partitioned disk

limine bios-install {{/dev/sdX}}

Install Limine to a GPT-partitioned disk with a specific BIOS boot partition

limine bios-install {{/dev/sdX}} {{partition_number}}

Install Limine to a disk image file

limine bios-install {{path/to/image.iso}}

Install Limine for modern UEFI systems (requires the `limine-entry-tool` package)

limine-install

Update boot entries after a kernel upgrade (requires the `limine-entry-tool` package)

limine-update

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