GRUB

Name: GRUB
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

Multiboot boot loader

Free • Open Source
Boot Manager

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Solaris
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What is GRUB?

GNU GRUB is a multiboot boot loader. It was derived from GRUB, the GRand Unified Bootloader, which was originally designed and implemented by Erich Stefan Boleyn.

Briefly, boot loader is the first software program that runs when a computer starts. It is responsible for loading and transferring control to the operating system kernel software (such as the Hurd or the Linux). The kernel, in turn, initializes the rest of the operating system (e.g. GNU).

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Developed byAllen Beye Riddell
LicensingOpen Source and Free product.
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GRUB was added to AlternativeTo by FLYingG0D on and this page was last updated . GRUB is sometimes referred to as GRand Unified Bootloader.

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GRUB is a bootloader, not firmware.

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GRUB platform details

Windows

Supports chainloading the Windows bootloader

Linux

Supports booting the Linux kernel directly

BSD

Supports chainloading the FreeBSD bootloader

Solaris

x86 only

OpenSolaris