系统启动引导管理器,是在计算机启动后运行的第一个程序,他是用来负责加载、传输控制到操作系统的内核,一旦把内核挂载,系统引导管理器的任务就算完成退出,系统引导的其它部份,比如系统的初始化及启动过程则完全由内核来控制完成;
Briefly, boot loader is the first software program that runs when a computer starts. It is responsible for loading and transferring control to the operating system kernel software (such as the Hurd or the Linux). The kernel, in turn, initializes the rest of the operating system (e.g. GNU).
GNU GRUB 是一个多重操作系统启动管理器。GNU GRUB 是由GRUB(GRand Unified Bootloader) 派生而来。GRUB 最初由Erich Stefan Boleyn 设计和应用;
GNU GRUB is a Multiboot boot loader. It was derived from GRUB, GRand Unified Bootloader, which was originally designed and implemented by Erich Stefan Boleyn.