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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- BIOS
- Based on
- coreboot
- Official website
- libreboot.org
- Image
- Lenovo Thinkpad x200 with Libreboot.jpg
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- copyright license
- Q27016754
- source code repository URL
- codeberg.org/libreboot
- programmed in
- shell script
- publication date
- 2013-12-12
- operating system
- Q3251801
- software version identifier
- 26.01
- Commons category
- Libreboot
- public key fingerprint
- CDC9 CAE3 2CB4 B7FC 84FD C804 969A 9795 05E8 C5B2
- inception
- 2013-12-01
- IRC channel URL
- web.libera.chat/#libreboot
- issue tracker URL
- notabug.org/libreboot/libreboot/issues
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Installation
- Security
- History
- Reception
- References
- External links
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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