Category: Grub
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Ubuntu 26.10: Potential Removal of Btrfs, ZFS, and LUKS Support from GRUB
Ubuntu engineers are currently considering reducing the number of features in the signed version of GRUB, the boot loader used on systems with Secure Boot enabled. Canonical engineer Julian Klode has suggested removing support for several filesystems including btrfs, HFS+, XFS, and ZFS, alongside certain image parsers within GRUB, ahead of the Ubuntu 26.10 release.…
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GRUB 2.14 Released: New Features Include EROFS, Argon2 KDF, and Shim Loader Protocol
GNU GRUB 2.14 has been released, marking a significant update to this essential multiboot bootloader used across numerous GNU/Linux distributions and UNIX-like systems. This new version introduces several noteworthy features, including support for the EROFS filesystem and the Argon2 key derivation function (KDF). It also enhances security with the integration of Trusted Platform Module (TPM)…
