initramfs

A fully Go userland with Linux bootloaders! u-root can create a one-binary root file system (initramfs) containing a busybox-like set of tools written in Go.

Use YubiKey to unlock a LUKS partition

ZFS Bootloader for root-on-ZFS systems with support for snapshots and native full disk encryption

dracut the event driven initramfs infrastructure

Fast and secure initramfs generator

effortlessly boot, configure, update and monitor your raspberry pi ☁️

Load root file system to ram during boot.

dracut initramfs module to start dropbear sshd during boot to unlock the root filesystem with the (cryptsetup) LUKS passphrase remotely

Use dropbear over wireguard.

Provide SSH access to initramfs early user space on Fedora and other systems that use Dracut

mounts an overlay file system over root

Tools to let a u-root instance boot signed live distro images over the web

Provisioning tool for systemd in initramfs (systemd-tool)

Tiny initramfs written in POSIX shell

GaryOS is an entire GNU/Linux system in a single bootable file

📝 Kernel module that can be used as a replacement for syslog, logger or logwrapper

Boot your operating system on a different hardware device via network 👢

dracut initramfs module to start sshd on early boot to enter encryption passphrase from across the internets

Do you remember "Wubi Ubuntu Installer"? This project is both a replacement and an improvement of Wubi. You will be able to install your Debian (or derived) distribution on a PC without repartitioning it, simply by using a secondary/external boot device (like a USB drive).

A tool to get root privileges on GNU/Linux, injecting malware early in the boot chain. It also works on systems with root encrypted partition. Useful to grab LUKS passwords.