Q20085696
Sign in to saveLibreboot (briefly known as GNU Libreboot) is a free and open-source software project based on coreboot, aimed at replacing some of the proprietary BIOS or UEFI firmware on supported x86-64 and AArch64 computers. Libreboot performs the basic machine setup such as CPU initialization or memory controller initialization necessary to load and run a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system, such as Linux or BSD. It was tested on FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD.
Key facts
- Software.name
- Libreboot
- Software.logo
- Libreboot logo.svg
- Software.logo alt
- Graphic of Canteloupe, Libreboot's mascot, which is a running deer in black and white.
- Software.logo size
- 120px
- Software.screenshot
- File:Libreboot on an x200 with docking station..jpg
- Software.caption
- ThinkPad X200 running Libreboot
- Software.author
- Leah Rowe
- Software.developer
- Leah Rowe
- Software.programming language
- C, Shell, Python
- Software.genre
- Open-source firmwares
- Software.license
- GNU General Public License, version 3
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- Characteristics
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- Security
- History
- Reception
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Libreboot (briefly known as GNU Libreboot) is a free and open-source software project based on coreboot, aimed at replacing some of the proprietary BIOS or UEFI firmware on supported x86-64 and AArch64 computers. Libreboot performs the basic machine setup such as CPU initialization or memory controller initialization necessary to load and run a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system, such as Linux or BSD. It was tested on FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD.
==Characteristics== Libreboot is established as a distribution of coreboot, but with some proprietary binary blobs removed from coreboot. Libreboot makes coreboot easy to use by automating the build and installation processes.
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