Linux Mint 17 Has Released

scottalanmiller

RAM.

What boot loader does it use by default? I've come to the realization I'm not a fan of Grub2

scottalanmiller

Everyone uses Grub2 AFAIK. What don't you like about it? It is quite robust and generally you need no interaction with it.

RAM.

It seems a bit overly complicated in comparison to just regular GRUB

scottalanmiller

@RAM. said:

It seems a bit overly complicated in comparison to just regular GRUB

Because it does so much more.

GRUB is long gone. Time to bury that.

RAM.

sigh but it was in my book from last year sniff sniff god damn technology.

scottalanmiller

@RAM. said:

sigh but it was in my book from last year sniff sniff god damn technology.

What book was that? GRUB was deprecated around 2008.