systemd-boot
| Developer(s) | Kay Sievers, Harald Hoyer, Karel Zak |
|---|---|
| Final release | 48
/ January 30, 2015[1] |
| Written in | C |
| Type | UEFI boot loader |
| License | GNU LGPL |
| Website | www |
gummiboot was an open-source boot loader for systems using the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). It was fully integrated into systemd to form its systemd-boot component that serves as a UEFI boot manager.
History
Developed by the Red Hat employees Kay Sievers and Harald Hoyer, it is intended to be a minimal alternative to GNU GRUB that "just works": it automatically detects bootable images (including Linux kernel images, operating systems, and other boot loaders), does not require a configuration file, provides a basic menu-based interface, and can also integrate with systemd to provide performance data. Its name, as a word play, means inflatable boat in German, which is native language of the initial developers.[2]
Licence
gummiboot is licensed under version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License, unlike GRUB which is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPL v3). This distinction is intended to allow gummiboot to be suitable for use on UEFI systems implementing "secure boot",[2] due to concerns surrounding its requirement to distribute all authorization keys (digital certificates) needed to run GPL-v3-licensed software if hardware restrictions such as secure boot are in effect.[3]
Deployment
Despite being developed by two of its employees, Red Hat's Fedora Project does not use gummiboot for booting UEFI systems; instead, it will use efilinux to chainload GRUB.[2][3]
In May 2015, gummiboot was fully integrated into systemd to form its systemd-boot component that serves as a UEFI boot manager.[4][5] Following this action, the source code repository of gummiboot was emptied out in July 2015.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "gummiboot - Simple EFI boot loader". freedesktop.org.
- ^ a b c "Gummiboot is an EFI boot loader that "just works"". The H. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Ubuntu details its UEFI secure boot plans". Linux Weekly News. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ Michael Larabel (2015-05-21). "Systemd 220 Has Finally Been Released". Phoronix. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
- ^ Lennart Poettering (2015-05-21). "[systemd-devel] [ANNOUNCE] systemd v220". lists.freedesktop.org. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
- ^ Michael Larabel (2015-07-07). "Gummiboot is Dead". Phoronix. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
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