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= Bootloading with *GRUB2*
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*GRUB2* is the latest version of *GNU GRUB*, the _GRand Unified Bootloader_.
A bootloader is the first software program that runs when a computer
starts. It is responsible for loading and transferring control to the
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operating system kernel. In Fedora, the kernel is Linux. The kernel then initializes
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the rest of the operating system.
*GRUB2* is the follower of the previous version *GRUB* (version 0.9x). The original version is available under the name *GRUB Legacy*.
Since Fedora 16, *GRUB2* has been the default bootloader on x86 BIOS
systems. For upgrades of BIOS systems, the default is also to install
*GRUB2*, but you can opt to skip bootloader configuration entirely.
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