> Like, hell, what is systemd-boot and when and why it replaced grub2? I've been really happy with systemd-boot; in my limited (used it on probably a dozen mac

> Like, hell, what is systemd-boot and when and why it replaced grub2? I've been really happy with systemd-boot; in my limited (used it on probably a dozen machines across several distros at this point) experience, it's better at autodetecting nonstandard images/locations than grub, and is vastly friendlier to weird partitioning schemes. It also has a much more minimal config surface than grub, which I like (since, across distros, I no longer have to learn a distro-specific set of nested/included grub config files and conventions, nor do I have to worry about what will be auto-regenerated when a distro does a kernel update versus what configs I need to edit by hand). However, that limited config surface may be a drawback to people who need to customize very esoteric boot cases. I also aesthetically prefer systemd-boot's minimalism and focus on newer (UEFI) boot strategies compared to grub; the latter is huge in terms of functionality. A lot of that size is needed for rare cases and older boot configurations (and if you fall into either group, grub is what you should use), but it complicates the "happy path" on post-2010 computers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gummiboot_(software) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gummiboot_(software)