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grub-bios-setup — Set up a device to use GRUB with a BIOS configuration. You should use `grub-install` instead of `gru

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grub-bios-setupcommandusecliwithsetgrubdevice

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Problem

How to use the grub-bios-setup command: Set up a device to use GRUB with a BIOS configuration. You should use grub-install instead of grub-bios-setup in most cases. More information: <https://manned.org/grub-bios-setup>.

Solution

grub-bios-setup — Set up a device to use GRUB with a BIOS configuration. You should use grub-install instead of grub-bios-setup in most cases. More information: <https://manned.org/grub-bios-setup>.

Set up a device to boot with GRUB:

grub-bios-setup {{/dev/sdX}}

Install even if problems are detected:

grub-bios-setup {{[-f|--force]}} {{/dev/sdX}}

Install GRUB in a specific directory:

grub-bios-setup {{[-d|--directory]}} {{/boot/grub}} {{/dev/sdX}}

Code Snippets

Set up a device to boot with GRUB

grub-bios-setup {{/dev/sdX}}

Install even if problems are detected

grub-bios-setup {{[-f|--force]}} {{/dev/sdX}}

Install GRUB in a specific directory

grub-bios-setup {{[-d|--directory]}} {{/boot/grub}} {{/dev/sdX}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/grub-bios-setup

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