gummiboot (software)
| Developer(s) | Kay Sievers, Harald Hoyer, Karel Zak |
|---|---|
| Last release | 48 / January 30, 2015[1] |
| Development status | Discontinued |
| Written in | C |
| Type | UEFI boot loader |
| License | GNU LGPL |
| Website | www |
gummiboot is an open-source boot loader for systems using the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI). In May 2015, gummiboot was fully integrated into systemd to form its systemd-boot component that serves as a UEFI boot manager.[2][3] Following this action, the source code repository of gummiboot was emptied out in July 2015.[4]
Developed by the Red Hat employees Kay Sievers and Harald Hoyer, gummiboot 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. As a word play, the name "gummiboot" means "inflatable boat" in German, the native language of its initial developers.[5] 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.[5][6]
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",[5] 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.[6]
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