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updated smtube (20.1.0 -> 21.10.0)
author Hans-G?nter Theisgen
date Thu Jan 13 14:17:04 2022 +0100 (2022-01-13)
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     1.4 +GNU GRUB is a Multiboot boot loader.
     1.5 +It was derived from GRUB, the GRand Unified Bootloader,
     1.6 +which was originally designed and implemented by Erich Stefan Boleyn.
     1.7 +
     1.8 +Briefly, a boot loader is the first software program that runs when a computer starts.
     1.9 +It is responsible for loading and transferring control to the operating system
    1.10 +kernel software (such as the Hurd or Linux).
    1.11 +The kernel, in turn, initialises the rest of the operating system (e.g. SliTaz).
    1.12 +
    1.13 +GRUB 2 has replaced what was formerly known as GRUB (i.e. version 0.9x),
    1.14 +which has, in turn, become GRUB Legacy.
    1.15 +Enhancements to GRUB are still being made, but the current released versions are
    1.16 +quite usable for normal operation.