grub: grub (the second GNU GRand Unified Bootloader) grub: grub: GRUB 2 has been rewritten from scratch to clean up everything for grub: modularity and portability. grub: Features are: Scripting support, Graphical interface, Rescue mode, grub: cross-platform and many more grub: Briefly, boot loader is the first software program that runs when a grub: computer starts. It is responsible for loading and transferring grub: control to the operating system kernel software (such as the Hurd or grub: the Linux). The kernel initializes the rest of the operating system. grub: * gettextvar, eval, getdate commands added.