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25cf1a301a396c38e8adf52c15f537b80d2483f7jlThis is GNU GRUB, the GRand Unified Bootloader. GRUB is intended to
25cf1a301a396c38e8adf52c15f537b80d2483f7jlprovide important bootloader features that are missing from typical
25cf1a301a396c38e8adf52c15f537b80d2483f7jlpersonal computer BIOSes:
25cf1a301a396c38e8adf52c15f537b80d2483f7jl - provides fully-featured command line and graphical interfaces
25cf1a301a396c38e8adf52c15f537b80d2483f7jl - recognizes fdisk partitions and BSD disklabels
25cf1a301a396c38e8adf52c15f537b80d2483f7jl - can dynamically read Linux ext2fs, ReiserFS, JFS and XFS, BSD ufs,
25cf1a301a396c38e8adf52c15f537b80d2483f7jl MS-DOS FAT16 and FAT32, Minix fs, and VSTa fs filesystems, plus
25cf1a301a396c38e8adf52c15f537b80d2483f7jl hardcoded blocklists
25cf1a301a396c38e8adf52c15f537b80d2483f7jl - can boot Multiboot-compliant kernels (such as GNU Mach), as well
25cf1a301a396c38e8adf52c15f537b80d2483f7jl as standard Linux and *BSD kernels
25cf1a301a396c38e8adf52c15f537b80d2483f7jlSee the file NEWS for a description of recent changes to GRUB.
25cf1a301a396c38e8adf52c15f537b80d2483f7jlIf you are interested in the network support, see the file
25cf1a301a396c38e8adf52c15f537b80d2483f7jlREADME.netboot under the directory netboot.
25cf1a301a396c38e8adf52c15f537b80d2483f7jlSee the file INSTALL for instructions on how to build and install the
25cf1a301a396c38e8adf52c15f537b80d2483f7jlGRUB data and program files. See the GRUB manual for details about
25cf1a301a396c38e8adf52c15f537b80d2483f7jlusing GRUB as your boot loader. Type "info grub" in the shell prompt.
25cf1a301a396c38e8adf52c15f537b80d2483f7jlPlease visit the official web page of GNU GRUB, for more information.