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### Supported boot protocols
* stivale and stivale2 (Limine's native boot protocols, see [their specifications](https://github.com/stivale/stivale) for details)
* stivale and stivale2 (Limine's native boot protocols, see [their specifications](https://github.com/stivale) for details)
* Linux
* Multiboot 1
* Multiboot 2
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* GPT
* Unpartitioned media
### Minimum system requirements
While Limine is made with modern, 64-bit, PCs in mind, it supports 32-bit
ones as well, starting with PCs with Pentium Pro class CPUs.
## Binary releases
For convenience, for point releases, binaries are distributed. These binaries
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```bash
git clone https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine.git --branch=v2.0-branch-binary --depth=1
```
or, to clone a specific binary point release (for example v2.85.4)
or, to clone a specific binary point release (for example v2.86)
```bash
git clone https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine.git --branch=v2.85.4-binary --depth=1
git clone https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine.git --branch=v2.86-binary --depth=1
```
Additionally, the absolute latest Limine binary release can be obtained by
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to use the system's toolchain instead. If that fails, you can still come back here
later (remember to `make clean` and re-run `./configure` after building the toolchain).
The toolchain's build process depends on the following packages: `GNU make`, `GNU tar`, `texinfo`,
`curl`, `gzip`, `bzip2`, `gcc/clang`, `g++/clang++`.
The toolchain's build process depends on the following packages: `GNU make`,
`GNU tar`, `texinfo`, `curl`, `gzip`, `bzip2`, `gcc/clang`, `g++/clang++`.
Building the toolchain can be accomplished by running:
```bash
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### Prerequisites
In order to build Limine, the following packages have to be installed:
`GNU make`, `gzip`, `nasm`, `mtools` (optional, necessary to build
`limine-eltorito-efi.bin`).
In order to build Limine, the following programs have to be installed:
`GNU make`, `grep`, `sed`, `find`, `awk`, `gzip`, `nasm`, `mtools`
(optional, necessary to build `limine-eltorito-efi.bin`).
Furthermore, either the toolchain must have been built in the previous
paragraph, or `gcc` or `llvm/clang` must also be installed, alongside
`GNU binutils`.
`GNU binutils`. `nasm` is optional if the toolchain was built in the previous
paragraph as it is built as part of it.
### Configure