Fedora 45 Considering A Lightened GRUB Bootloader For Confidential Compute
Among the changes being considered for the in-development Fedora 45 is a lightened version of the GRUB UEFI bootloader that would focus on being a minimal implementation suitable for confidential computing.
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Fedora 45 Considering A Lightened GRUB Bootloader For Confidential Compute Written by Michael Larabel in Fedora on 13 June 2026 at 08:22 AM EDT. Add A Comment Among the changes being considered for the in-development Fedora 45 is a lightened version of the GRUB UEFI bootloader that would focus on being a minimal implementation suitable for confidential computing. Red Hat engineers are considering a separate, minimal package of the GRUB bootloader that would be focused just on UEFI boot, UEFI Secure Boot enabled, and the bare minimal number of built-in modules while also being able to handle Unified Kernel Images (UKIs) and the Bootloader Specification (BLS) files.
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