Subj : [$] Ubuntu's GRUBby plans
To   : All
From : LWN.net
Date : Sat Apr 04 2026 06:40:10


GNU GRUB 2, mostly just
referred to as GRUB these days, is the most widely used boot loader
for x86_64 Linux systems. It supports reading
from a vast selection of filesystems, handles booting modern systems
with UEFI or legacy systems with a BIOS, and even allows users to customize the
"splash" image displayed when a system boots. Alas, all of those features come with
a price; GRUB has had a parade
of security vulnerabilities over the years. To mitigate some of those
problems, Ubuntu
core developer and Canonical employee Julian Andres Klode has proposed removing
a number of features from GRUB in Ubuntu˙26.10 to improve GRUB's
security profile. His proposal has not been met with universal acclaim; many of the
features Klode would like to remove have vocal proponents.

https://lwn.net/Articles/1065420/
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