Table of Contents
22 relations: Bootloader, C (programming language), Chain loading, Comparison of bootloaders, Fedora Linux, Free and open-source software, German language, GNU General Public License, GNU GRUB, GNU Lesser General Public License, Harald Hoyer, Inflatable boat, Kay Sievers, Lennart Poettering, Man page, Operating system, Phoronix Test Suite, Public key certificate, Red Hat, Systemd, UEFI, Word play.
- Free boot loaders
- Linux kernel-related software
- Linux-only free software
Bootloader
A bootloader, also spelled as boot loader or called bootstrap loader, is a computer program that is responsible for booting a computer.
See Systemd-boot and Bootloader
C (programming language)
C (pronounced – like the letter c) is a general-purpose programming language.
See Systemd-boot and C (programming language)
Chain loading
Chain loading is a method used by computer programs to replace the currently executing program with a new program, using a common data area to pass information from the current program to the new program.
See Systemd-boot and Chain loading
Comparison of bootloaders
The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of available bootloaders.
See Systemd-boot and Comparison of bootloaders
Fedora Linux
Fedora Linux is a Linux distribution developed by the Fedora Project.
See Systemd-boot and Fedora Linux
Free and open-source software
Free and open-source software (FOSS) is software that is available under a license that grants the right to use, modify, and distribute the software, modified or not, to everyone free of charge.
See Systemd-boot and Free and open-source software
German language
German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.
See Systemd-boot and German language
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a series of widely used free software licenses, or copyleft, that guarantee end users the four freedoms to run, study, share, and modify the software.
See Systemd-boot and GNU General Public License
GNU GRUB
GNU GRUB (short for GNU GRand Unified Bootloader, commonly referred to as GRUB) is a boot loader package from the GNU Project. Systemd-boot and GNU GRUB are free boot loaders and free software programmed in C.
GNU Lesser General Public License
The GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) is a free-software license published by the Free Software Foundation (FSF).
See Systemd-boot and GNU Lesser General Public License
Harald Hoyer
Harald Hoyer is a computer programmer and photographer, best known for developing the dracut initramfs generator and framework, the udev device manager of Linux, the systemd replacement for the System V init daemon and the Gummiboot EFI boot loader.
See Systemd-boot and Harald Hoyer
Inflatable boat
An inflatable boat is a lightweight boat constructed with its sides and bow made of flexible tubes containing pressurised gas.
See Systemd-boot and Inflatable boat
Kay Sievers
Kay Sievers is a German computer programmer, best known for developing the udev device manager of Linux, systemd and the Gummiboot EFI bootloader.
See Systemd-boot and Kay Sievers
Lennart Poettering
Lennart Poettering (born 15 October 1980) is a German software engineer working for Microsoft and the original author of PulseAudio, Avahi and systemd.
See Systemd-boot and Lennart Poettering
Man page
A man page (short for manual page) is a form of software documentation usually found on a Unix or Unix-like operating system.
Operating system
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.
See Systemd-boot and Operating system
Phoronix Test Suite
Phoronix Test Suite (PTS) is a free and open-source benchmark software for Linux and other operating systems.
See Systemd-boot and Phoronix Test Suite
Public key certificate
In cryptography, a public key certificate, also known as a digital certificate or identity certificate, is an electronic document used to prove the validity of a public key.
See Systemd-boot and Public key certificate
Red Hat
Red Hat, Inc. (formerly Red Hat Software, Inc.) is an American software company that provides open source software products to enterprises and is a subsidiary of IBM.
Systemd
systemd is a software suite that provides an array of system components for Linux operating systems. Systemd-boot and systemd are Linux kernel-related software and Linux-only free software.
UEFI
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI, or as an acronym) is a specification that defines the architecture of the platform firmware used for booting the computer hardware and its interface for interaction with the operating system.
Word play
Word play or wordplay (also: play-on-words) is a literary technique and a form of wit in which words used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement.
See Systemd-boot and Word play
See also
Free boot loaders
- Barebox
- Das U-Boot
- EMILE
- GNU GRUB
- GPXE
- IPXE
- LILO (bootloader)
- Loadlin
- MILO (bootloader)
- Open Network Install Environment
- REFInd
- REFIt
- RedBoot
- SILO (bootloader)
- SYSLINUX
- Systemd-boot
- Yaboot
Linux kernel-related software
Linux-only free software
- Back in Time (Linux software)
- CRIU
- Chattr
- Cinelerra
- Confidential Consortium Framework
- Ethtool
- Firewalld
- Flatpak
- Flowblade
- I-MSCP
- Iproute2
- Iptables
- K9Copy
- KGraft
- KernelCare
- Kpatch
- Ksplice
- LXC
- Linux Virtual Server
- Linux-VServer
- Lmctfy
- Mausezahn
- Netsniff-ng
- NuFW
- OFono
- Open Movie Editor
- Peek (software)
- Picom
- Pitivi
- Qtractor
- SYSLINUX
- Slapt-get
- SystemTap
- Systemd
- Systemd-boot
- Uswsusp
- WebScaleSQL
- Wireless tools for Linux
- XSP (software)
- Xplico
References
Also known as Gummiboot, Gummiboot (software).