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GNU 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.

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  • Mac
  • Windows  Supports chainloading the Windows bootloader
  • Linux  Supports booting the Linux kernel directly
  • BSD  Supports chainloading the FreeBSD bootloader
  • Oracle Solaris  x86 only
  • OpenSolaris  x86 only
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Properties

  1.  Customizable

Features

  1.  USB to NTFS
  2.  Zero configuration
  3.  Text-based

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    GRUB 2 has replaced what was formerly known as GRUB (i.e. version 0.9x), which has, in turn, become GRUB Legacy. GRUB Legacy is no longer being developed.

    https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/

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GNU GRUB was added to AlternativeTo by FLYingG0D on and this page was last updated . GNU GRUB is sometimes referred to as GRand Unified Bootloader. 

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GRUB 2 has replaced what was formerly known as GRUB (i.e. version 0.9x), which has, in turn, become GRUB Legacy. GRUB Legacy is no longer being developed.

https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/

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What is GNU 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).