Two different boot loaders are available depending on the Linux distribution and version:
The following table details which Linux on Power boot loader is employed by which Linux distribution (LE denotes the little endian variant of the Linux distribution whereas BE denotes the big endian variant):
Linux distribution | Version | Boot loader |
---|---|---|
RHEL (BE) | ≤ 6.X | Yaboot |
RHEL/CentOS (LE + BE) | ≥ 7.X | GRUB2 |
SLES | ≤ 11.X | Yaboot |
SLES | ≥ 12.X | GRUB2 |
Ubuntu (BE) | ≥ 14.04 | Yaboot |
Ubuntu (LE) | ≥ 14.04 | GRUB2 |
Fedora | ≤ 16 | Yaboot |
Fedora | ≥ 17 | GRUB2 |
OpenSUSE / Leap | ≥ 12.3 | GRUB2 |
Debian (BE) | ≤ 7.X | Yaboot |
Debian (LE) | ≥ 8.X | GRUB2 |