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grub-install — Install GRUB to a device. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub/grub.html

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Problem

How to use the grub-install command: Install GRUB to a device. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub/grub.html#Installing-GRUB-using-grub_002dinstall>.

Solution

grub-install — Install GRUB to a device. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub/grub.html#Installing-GRUB-using-grub_002dinstall>.

Install GRUB on a BIOS system:

sudo grub-install {{path/to/device}}

Install GRUB on a BIOS system while specifying architecture:

sudo grub-install --target {{i386-pc}} {{path/to/device}}

Install GRUB on an UEFI system:

sudo grub-install --efi-directory {{path/to/efi_directory}}

Install GRUB on an UEFI system while specifying architecture and boot menu text:

sudo grub-install --target {{x86_64-efi}} --efi-directory {{path/to/efi_directory}} --bootloader-id {{GRUB}}

Install GRUB pre-loading specific modules:

sudo grub-install --target {{x86_64-efi}} --efi-directory {{path/to/efi_directory}} --modules "{{part_gpt part_msdos}}"

Display help:

grub-install {{[-?|--help]}}

Code Snippets

Install GRUB on a BIOS system

sudo grub-install {{path/to/device}}

Install GRUB on a BIOS system while specifying architecture

sudo grub-install --target {{i386-pc}} {{path/to/device}}

Install GRUB on an UEFI system

sudo grub-install --efi-directory {{path/to/efi_directory}}

Install GRUB on an UEFI system while specifying architecture and boot menu text

sudo grub-install --target {{x86_64-efi}} --efi-directory {{path/to/efi_directory}} --bootloader-id {{GRUB}}

Install GRUB pre-loading specific modules

sudo grub-install --target {{x86_64-efi}} --efi-directory {{path/to/efi_directory}} --modules "{{part_gpt part_msdos}}"

Context

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