On Tue, 2020-06-30 at 21:55 +0000, Jóhann B. Guðmundsson wrote:
> On 30.6.2020 21:14, nickysn(a)gmail.com wrote:
>> On Tue, 2020-06-30 at 20:32 +0000, Jóhann B. Guðmundsson wrote:
>>> Grub discourages users who have tried sd-boot from
>>> coming/returning
>>> to
>>> Fedora [1].
>>>
>>> Bottom line I think this will be a good move for the distribution
>>> and
>>> a
>>> good time to start looking into and make that move.
>>>
>>> JBG
>>>
>>> 1.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/c0f3z5/systemdboot/
>> I read the whole reddit link, but I couldn't understand what's
>> wrong
>> with grub. The poster admits to having an obsession with keeping
>> the
>> number of packages to a minimum (I don't know what that has to do
>> with
>> grub), and doesn't like grub for some unexplained reason. Note that
>> I
>> have never used sd-boot. So far, I've used LILO (starting with Red
>> Hat
>> Linux 5.0), grub1 and grub2. These days, I don't even notice the
>> boot
>> loader. This means it's doing its job properly. :)
>>
>> Maybe I should try sd-boot in a UEFI VM and see for myself, but can
>> someone explain what's the difference?
>>
>> I have one system where I run Fedora Server in UEFI mode and I
>> haven't
>> ever had the need to mess with the bootloader. It just shows its
>> menu
>> for 5 seconds and that's all that it does. I don't understand how
>> can
>> something like that discourage a user from using Fedora? :)
> Given that you have not changed an entry in your boot loader for
> quite
> sometime or perhaps ever it would actually be better that you
> yourself
> setup Fedora using sd-boot as the boot manager and compare changing
> an
> configuration entry in sd-boot with doing the exact same thing in
> Grub2
> and share your feedback and experience of doing so with the rest of
> the
> community rather then someone provide you with an answer.
I would try it, but I don't know how, since Fedora uses GRUB2. Should I
install ArchLinux in a VM or is there a way to try it with Fedora? Is
there any documentation for how to install it and how to use it?
Good point
I was not planning on doing that until I had some feedback on how big of
scope this could turn out to be but I see if I cant setup a minimal test
image you can build locally with mkosi and write some documentation.
It's almost 23:00 here so it wont be until tomorrow.
JBG