GNU GRUB

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GNU GRUB

Summary

GNU GRUB is a GNU package[1]. It draws 1,479 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 is associated with the free software movement movement[8].
  • grand unified theory is named after GNU GRUB[9].
  • GNU GRUB was followed by GRUB 2[10].
  • GNU GRUB's developer is recorded as GNU Project[11].
  • GNU GRUB's developer is recorded as Erich Boleyn[12].
  • GNU GRUB's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[13].
  • GNU GRUB's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[14].
  • GNU GRUB's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[15].
  • GNU GRUB's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[16].
  • GNU GRUB's operating system is recorded as GNU/Hurd[17].
  • GNU GRUB's operating system is recorded as BSD[18].
  • GNU GRUB's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[19].
  • GNU GRUB's software version identifier is recorded as 2.00[20].
  • GNU GRUB's software version identifier is recorded as 2.02[21].
  • GNU GRUB's software version identifier is recorded as 2.04[22].
  • GNU GRUB's software version identifier is recorded as 2.06[23].
  • GNU GRUB's software version identifier is recorded as 2.06-rc1[24].
  • GNU GRUB's software version identifier is recorded as 2.06-rc1a[25].
  • GNU GRUB's software version identifier is recorded as 2.12-rc1[26].
  • GNU GRUB's software version identifier is recorded as 2.12[27].

Body

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[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

GNU GRUB was followed by GRUB 2[10].

Why It Matters

GNU GRUB draws 1,479 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 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . lists.gnu.org. lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . git.savannah.gnu.org. git.savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . git.savannah.gnu.org. git.savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . git.savannah.gnu.org. git.savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . 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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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. 26d 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"
  2. 15w 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-coreboot, grub-efi, grub-efi32 +7
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P126]]: [[Q139665992]]"
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