GRUB2 EFI Support In Fedora 31 Likely To Include New Security Modules

They also want to simplify the options available on the grub menu, using https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/OS/Boo...ntative_Design as a tentative design

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/ImprovedGrubMenu

To be honest I'd like to see them look at replacing GRUB with something else, e.g. systemd-boot (with ext4 driver?) or refind. We can already get the EFI firmware to boot the Linux kernel, kinda making most of GRUB irrelevant. Also GRUB can destroy the EFI framebuffer making smooth booting harder.

Well if you boot multiple OS, then Grub is invaluable. if it's just the one, then yes alternatives like systemd-boot and refind are a good idea.

Edit: GRUB is also pretty useful if your system gets screwed up, and you need to change command line parameters to atleast boot to the command line and fix it.

[Britoid]

What is the benefit of systemd-boot over GRUB?
And what about get the EFI firmware to boot the Linux kernel instead of using systemd-boot?
Doesn't EFI firmware make the systemd-boot irrelevant in the same way as you argue it makes GRUB irrelevant?

You use systemd-boot to pass kernel args when telling the efi to launch linux, same with refind. They compliment the EFI firmware.

They're boot managers, not boot loaders. Generally the boot managers that come with the EFI firmware are bad and more designed for booting USB sticks.

[uid313]

They also want to simplify the options available on the grub menu, using https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/OS/Boo...ntative_Design as a tentative design

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/ImprovedGrubMenu

To be honest I'd like to see them look at replacing GRUB with something else, e.g. systemd-boot (with ext4 driver?) or refind. We can already get the EFI firmware to boot the Linux kernel, kinda making most of GRUB irrelevant. Also GRUB can destroy the EFI framebuffer making smooth booting harder.

What is the benefit of systemd-boot over GRUB?
And what about get the EFI firmware to boot the Linux kernel instead of using systemd-boot?
Doesn't EFI firmware make the systemd-boot irrelevant in the same way as you argue it makes GRUB irrelevant?

[Britoid]

They also want to simplify the options available on the grub menu, using https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/OS/Boo...ntative_Design as a tentative design

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/ImprovedGrubMenu

To be honest I'd like to see them look at replacing GRUB with something else, e.g. systemd-boot (with ext4 driver?) or refind. We can already get the EFI firmware to boot the Linux kernel, kinda making most of GRUB irrelevant. Also GRUB can destroy the EFI framebuffer making smooth booting harder.

[phoronix]

Phoronix: GRUB2 EFI Support In Fedora 31 Likely To Include New Security Modules

Another change being sought for Fedora 31 is including some newer GRUB2 modules as part of the distribution's GRUB EFI boot-loader build to provide some additional security functionality...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GRUB2-New-EFI-Modules-For-F31