--- title: "Fedora 45 Considering A Lightened GRUB Bootloader For Confidential Compute" url: https://daily.dev/posts/fedora-45-considering-a-lightened-grub-bootloader-for-confidential-compute-n5cfedask source_url: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-Light-GRUB-For-CoCo type: article source: "Phoronix" published: 2026-06-13T12:30:31.616Z updated: 2026-06-13T12:30:52.249Z tags: ["fedora"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Fedora 45 Considering A Lightened GRUB Bootloader For Confidential Compute **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Red Hat engineers are proposing a minimal 'GRUB light' package for Fedora 45, designed specifically for confidential computing VMs. This stripped-down GRUB variant would support only UEFI boot, UEFI Secure Boot, and the bare minimum modules, while handling Unified Kernel Images (UKIs) and Bootloader Specification (BLS) files. The goal is to maintain stable TPM PCR values for measured boot and remote attestation in confidential VMs. The standard GRUB remains the default. systemd-boot was considered but rejected due to feature limitations, testing concerns, and the desire to avoid maintaining multiple bootloaders. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - ["Light" GRUB Alternative Package For Confidential Computing Approved For Fedora 45](https://daily.dev/posts/light-grub-alternative-package-for-confidential-computing-approved-for-fedora-45-1zjsbkpil) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [GRUB2-BLS in openSUSE Tumbleweed is now the default](https://daily.dev/posts/grub2-bls-in-opensuse-tumbleweed-is-now-the-default-1wmqk8tut) · openSUSE · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#fedora](https://daily.dev/tags/fedora) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/fedora-45-considering-a-lightened-grub-bootloader-for-confidential-compute-n5cfedask)