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		eddd-ddde 62 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Minimal x86 Kernel Zig You still need a bootloader to run the Linux kernel.

vluft 61 days ago [–]

well, not with efistub, at least, depending on how you define bootloader.

jonjacky 61 days ago | [–]

With efistub, isn't the built-in EFI firmware the bootloader?

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