[$] Ubuntu's GRUBby plans

Date:
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:12:34 +0000

Description:
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 Ubuntu26.10 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.

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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/1065420/


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