- Core Features
- Limine is a portable multiprotocol boot loader supporting Linux and other boot loaders
- Supports FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, ISO9660 and experimental ext2-4 support
- Requires custom configuration file (limine.conf) for boot system selection
- Installation
- Supports both MBR and GPT partitioned devices
- BIOS systems require limine-bios.sys file in boot partition
- UEFI systems need BOOTX64.EFI file in EFI system partition
- Can be installed on GPT drives with EFI partition for both BIOS and UEFI
- Advanced Features
- Supports Windows boot through bootmgfw.efi in ESP
- Includes Dracut support for initramfs/UKI generation
- Offers Snapper snapshot integration for Btrfs systems
- Provides boot entry automation through pacman hooks
- Security Considerations
- Configuration file should be protected with b2sum checksums
- Secure Boot requires additional configuration protection
- ESP size should be larger than 1 GiB for Snapper integration