Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Fri, 25 Dec 2020 16:38:13 -0600, Dale wrote: > >>> You can also use systemd-boot, a separate package for OpenRC users, >>> which I have used without an initramfs. systemd-boot is very >>> lightweight and only requires a two line config for each kernel, plus >>> a two line general config (timeout and default). That's six lines of >>> config for a choice of two kernels. >>> >>> Of course, if you want absolutely minimal, you don't need any boot >>> manager with UEFI and you can select your kernel from the firmware's >>> boot menu, but that loses you the ability to edit options on the fly. >> Is that similar to the old now gone Grub? I admit, I sort of liked the >> old grub. Adding/removing a kernel was pretty darn easy. > It's much simpler. GRUB is a bootloader, UEFI is a bootloader in > firmware, so the software is only used to tell it what to do, not control > the boot process itself. > >
Oh. I'm still on BIOS so that leaves me out, for now at least. ;-) That said, my mobo is getting some age on it. After the internet switch, NAS and such, I plan to build a new rig. May recycle some stuff but newish anyway. Dale :-) :-)
