GNU GRUB

GNU GRUB (short for GNU GRand Unified Bootloader, commonly referred to as GRUB) is a <a href="/facts/Boot_loader/6sNpcLMK">boot loader</a> package from the <a href="/facts/GNU_Project/mjc8AwM6">GNU Project</a>. GRUB is the <a href="/facts/Reference_implementation/k9B97xel">reference implementation</a> of the <a href="/facts/Free_Software_Foundation/k0sBmw7y">Free Software Foundation</a>'s <a href="/facts/Multiboot_Specification/8tMPo7ND">Multiboot Specification</a>, which provides a user the choice to boot one of multiple <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating systems</a> installed on a computer if (dual booted) or select a specific <a href="/facts/Kernel_(operating_system)/uEj4U3Rz">kernel</a> configuration available on a particular operating system's partitions.It loads up before the operating system
GNU GRUB was developed from a package called the Grand Unified Bootloader (a play on <a href="/facts/Grand_Unified_Theory/UVHj76XX">Grand Unified Theory</a>). It is predominantly used for <a href="/facts/Unix-like/YAKrAxzd">Unix-like</a> systems.

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GNU GRUB