# thias/glim

GRUB Live ISO Multiboot

Repository: https://github.com/thias/glim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/thias-glim
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Topics: iso-image, grub, boot, ubuntu, glim, usb, live, grub2, fedora, rhel, centos
Last push: 2026-02-11T10:37:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 67, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4930, "days_push": 203, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1089, forks 186 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:32.670770+00:00)

## What it is
GLIM is a set of GRUB2 configuration files and a shell script that turn a VFAT-formatted USB stick into a multiboot device capable of booting many GNU/Linux distribution ISO images. It supports dozens of distros including Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, Arch, and Kali from a single USB drive.

## Use cases
- create a multiboot USB stick with multiple Linux live ISOs
- boot several Linux distributions from one USB drive
- set up a GRUB2 multiboot live USB
- carry all my Linux live environments on a single memory stick
- test multiple distros without burning DVDs
- make a rescue USB with GParted, Clonezilla and Memtest

## When to choose
- you want one USB stick holding many live Linux ISOs
- you want to keep ISO files intact for later burning to disc
- you're comfortable with a script-based setup rather than a GUI tool

## When to avoid
- you need persistence overlays for live sessions
- you want a simple one-click Live USB creator for a single distro
- you need ISOs larger than 4GB on a FAT32-formatted stick

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, configuration-management
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: grub2, multiboot-usb, live-iso, bootable-usb, shell-script, boot, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- thias/glim (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:32.670770+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:49:20.106995+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/thias/glim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:32.670770+00:00, sha 6b1772051cd3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.