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Libreboot
Original author(s)Leah Rowe
Developer(s)Leah Rowe
Initial release12 December 2013; 10 years ago (2013-12-12)
Stable release
20230319, released on 19 march 2023
Preview release20241008 (October 8, 2024; 29 days ago (2024-10-08)) [±][1]
Repositoryhttps://notabug.org/libreboot/lbmk
PlatformIA-32, x86-64, ARMv7[2][failed verification]
TypeFirmware
LicenseGNU GPLv3[3]
Websitelibreboot.org

Libreboot (briefly known as GNU Libreboot[4][5]) is a free software project based on coreboot, aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS firmware contained by most computers. Libreboot is a lightweight system designed to perform only the minimum number of tasks necessary to load and run a modern 32-bit or 64-bit operating system.

Characteristics

Libreboot is established as a distribution of coreboot, but with some proprietary binary blobs removed from coreboot.[6] Libreboot makes coreboot easy to use by automating the build and installation processes.[7][8][9][10]

On some devices, Libreboot developers have reverse engineered the firmware from Intel and created a utility to create a free firmware that meets the specifications from Intel.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Libreboot - Libreboot news". Libreboot. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Coreboot ARM". coreboot. 15 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. ^ "libreboot's COPYING file". notabug.org. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ "List of GNU software packages on 22 May 2016". GNU project. 22 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  5. ^ "[Libreboot] GNU Libreboot, version 20160818 released". lists.gnu.org. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  6. ^ Bärwaldt, Erik. "Liberated » Linux Magazine". Linux Magazine. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Libreboot on an X60, Part I: the Setup | Linux Journal". Linux Journal. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Libreboot on an x60, Part II: the Installation | Linux Journal". Linux Journal. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  9. ^ By (16 December 2016). "Harrowing Story Of Installing Libreboot On ThinkPad". Hackaday. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  10. ^ By (20 August 2018). "Installing LibreBoot The (Very) Lazy Way". Hackaday. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  11. ^ Vaughan-Nichols, Steven J. "Taurinus X200: Now the most 'Free Software' laptop on the planet". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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