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GNU GRUB

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GNU GRUB

Summary

GNU GRUB is a GNU package[1]. It draws 5,178 Wikipedia views per month (gnu_package category, ranking #3 of 29).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU GRUB is the creator of Erich Boleyn[3].
  • GNU GRUB's instance of is recorded as GNU package[4].
  • GNU GRUB's instance of is recorded as bootloader[5].
  • GNU GRUB's instance of is recorded as free software[6].
  • GNU GRUB's maintained by is recorded as Yoshinori K. Okuji[7].
  • GNU GRUB's maintained by is recorded as Q139665992[8].
  • GNU GRUB is associated with the free software movement movement[9].
  • grand unified theory is named after GNU GRUB[10].
  • GNU GRUB was followed by GRUB 2[11].
  • GNU GRUB's developer is recorded as GNU Project[12].
  • GNU GRUB's developer is recorded as Erich Boleyn[13].
  • GNU GRUB's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[14].
  • GNU GRUB's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[15].
  • GNU GRUB's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[16].
  • GNU GRUB's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[17].
  • GNU GRUB's operating system is recorded as GNU/Hurd[18].
  • GNU GRUB's operating system is recorded as BSD[19].
  • GNU GRUB's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[20].
  • GNU GRUB's software version identifier is recorded as 2.00[21].
  • GNU GRUB's software version identifier is recorded as 2.02[22].
  • GNU GRUB's software version identifier is recorded as 2.04[23].
  • GNU GRUB's software version identifier is recorded as 2.06[24].
  • GNU GRUB's software version identifier is recorded as 2.06-rc1[25].
  • GNU GRUB's software version identifier is recorded as 2.06-rc1a[26].
  • GNU GRUB's software version identifier is recorded as 2.12-rc1[27].

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Authorship and Creation

GNU GRUB is the creator of Erich Boleyn[3].

Publication

GNU GRUB is part of GNU Project[28].

Subject and Themes

GNU GRUB is associated with the free software movement movement[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

GNU GRUB was followed by GRUB 2[11].

Why It Matters

GNU GRUB draws 5,178 Wikipedia views per month (gnu_package category, ranking #3 of 29).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

assembly language BSD Erich Boleyn free software GNU GNU/Hurd GNU Project PowerPC Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · KrzysTheTech · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.00, 2.02, 2.04 +8
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2.16"
  2. 10w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Osdev article id → 2803
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14367]]: 2803, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299326479|GRUB (#299326479)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8178|OSDev articles]] #mix'n'match"
  3. 21w ago · Genium · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → GNU package, bootloader, free software
    Programmed in → Q15777, assembly language
    Official website → https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
    Guix variable name → grub, grub-coreboot, grub-efi +8
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P126]]: [[Q139665992]]"
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