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Add Limine to bootloaders list. The Limine NixOS module has been in stable for some time now.
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* '''GRUB (Grand Unified Bootloader)''': Widely used, supports multiple operating systems, and provides a boot menu to select how the system boots.
* '''GRUB (Grand Unified Bootloader)''': Widely used, supports multiple operating systems, and provides a boot menu to select how the system boots.
* '''systemd-boot''': Simple UEFI-only bootloader, formerly known as gummiboot.
* '''systemd-boot''': Simple UEFI-only bootloader, formerly known as gummiboot.
* '''Limine''': Modern, advanced, multiprotocol bootloader and boot manager.
* '''EFISTUB''': Utilizes the UEFI firmware itself to boot the kernel, without the need for a traditional bootloader.
* '''EFISTUB''': Utilizes the UEFI firmware itself to boot the kernel, without the need for a traditional bootloader.