GRUB2 is the next generation of the GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB). Ubuntu has used GRUB2 as the boot loader since 9.10 (Karmic Koala). Commonly referred to as simply "GRUB".

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Ubuntu 12.04.2 - OEM installation - UEFI mode

I want to install Ubuntu 12.04 in a laptop with a Windows 8 preinstallation in UEFI mode. I followed the instructions here and I use a 64bit iso of 12.04.2. When I boot from USB (in UEFI mode) the ...
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need to re-install grub2 to /boot pbr (not mbr). Use live cd and the grub-install?

I have dual boot system(Windows XP and Ubuntu 12.04) that was running fine until an auto-update of grub2 this past week-end. I had been using the Windows boot loader to choose the O/S, which allowed ...
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How to reinstall newest Linux Kernel?

Hello I upgraded all packages on my Ubuntu 13.04, and kernel also. But in upgrading process kernel upgrade failed, and I must always after grub load select older kernel. It is a terminal command to ...
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How to point grub to usable EFI vmlinuz files.?

On trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop amd64 to a desktop pc using a ga a75 ud4h motherboard (which is using an AMD 3870k APU with a new 1TB HDD) following the advice in the motherboard manual and ...
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File not Found Grub Rescue after install [closed]

I'm having problems with Backtrack 5 R3. After the installation of the system on my external disk, when i restart the computer the Grub Rescue Prompt appears after File Not Found. And when I type "ls ...
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How come the live USB scales tty to the correct resolution, and the actual resulting installation cannot?

Why do we have to go through so many manipulations to get the correct/native tty (and plymouth) resolution when the live USB is just fine upon booted? And even more, why can't I get the native ...
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Live cd Grub generation with init sound

A bee p sound can be generated while loading grub by editing /etc/default/grub I want to make a live cd with this feature as default usually in all live cds this option will be commented how can i do ...
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Attempted to install Ubuntu, now I have no boot menu

I attempted to install Ubuntu 13.04 onto my secondary hard drive. I say "attempted" because I had to cancel the installation after it hung on "update-grub" (or something like that) for two or three ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Stuck During Boot After Grub

I Just updated Ubuntu from 12.10 to 13.04 today. Everything went smooth until after reboot,and now at the grub menu. If I picked the first option(which says Ubuntu) it goes to a blank screen with a ...
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Can't choose OS, installed manually with partitions

So I guess this is the cause of grub not being installed, but how do install it? It's like everyone tells people to do it in a different way. I really want to start using the ubuntu gnome :D Kind ...
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Boot Issues with 13.04 & 12.10

I have two internal hard drives. Windows 7 is on sda. Ubuntu 13.04 and 12.10 on sdb sharing a swap file. I get a lag in booting 13.04, but it does boot. The message identifies my computer and ask ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit fresh install not booting at all,not detected

I installed Ubuntu 13.04 as a replacement to my old 12.10 installation from a usb pendrive. The install went perfectly fine.However,when I rebooted,my computer did not detect ubuntu and got stuck on ...
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how i can boot RT-lunix

Under UBUNTU 12.10, I just load the linux-rt kernel The installation seems to be uneventful. Only now, at the start, nothing new, it directly boot on my current system without offering me bios menu. ...
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Dual-Boot failure with Grub (13.04 and 12.04)

I just installed ubuntu 13.04 alongside 12.04 and I'm not able to boot with it (I go straight to 12.04). I chose encrypt full drive and use EFI. In order to fix this, I think I should update grub or ...
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12.10 not booting from grub line but will boot to generic version

I am new to Ubuntu and installed it as a method to access the internet while I attempted to repair my internet connection for Windows XP SP3. Dual boot for both Ubuntu and XP worked great. Failing to ...
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Trying to boot from USB on Asus q200e-bhi3t45 just brings me to grub menu

It's been a struggle every time I've tried to change my OS on this machine. I honestly don't even know how it works whenever it does. I've somehow managed to get Windows 7, Windows 8, Mint 14, Ubuntu ...
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Trouble with GRUB in dual boot

so I'm fairly new to linux and I have a problem after installing Ubuntu on my PC. I've dual booted ubuntu and osx before on my mac without trouble. I would be given the option of which OS to use. Now, ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 don't boot with Windows 7

So I just installed the Gnome, I used the Gparted to make the partitions because the basic mode to install side by side with windows was not working. Ok, I made the partitions and installed, no ...
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How to boot into Windows 8 from Grub?

I just did a 50GB partition on my laptop thaty initially had windows 8 on it, every time i try booting Windows im getting an "invalid EFI file path" I just ran a boot repair and it gave me this URL: ...
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How to install Windows 8 on top of two Ubuntu OS

I am currently having both 13.04 64-bit and 12.04 64-bit installed using GRUB2. 13.04 is the main one and I allocated 100GB volume for 12.04. I am trying to add a Windows 8 64-bit OS on top of the ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 couldn't show login screen and lightdm, only blank black page [duplicate]

I cant access login screen or lightdm and showing text "couldnt write bytes = broke pipes
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grub rescue…delete ubuntu…windows 8…purple screen [duplicate]

Okay so I noticed I am basically screwed and have been working on this for hours. I tried to dual boot my windows 8, but I am still a beginner and failed. I am at the point where I delete ubuntu, get ...
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Installing Ubuntu help

I have a PC with 2 HDDs, and want to install Ubuntu 13.04 . Unfortunately, my active partition is not on my Windows XP partition. I assume my drive list when boot from LiveUSB similar like this: ...
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Easiest way to stop using a separate partition for /boot?

I have an older machine that I originally set up as a dual boot with Windows 7 and Lubuntu. Part of that setup was establishing a small partition for /boot. The partition is 89 MB, and with recent ...
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I'd like to encrypt all my partitions and drives, but I'm unsure GRUB will handle this nicely

I'd like to use TrueCrypt to encrypt my SSD (which has my / Ubuntu installation on one partition and some other things on another), and both of my HDDs (one has /home for Ubuntu and all of Windows, ...
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ThinkPad T520 won't boot from USB

This is cross-post from ubuntuforums.org but as I've received no responses there I'm hoping for better luck here. Basically, I've installed the full version of Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS on a 32 GB SanDisk ...
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How to use windows 8 bootloader instead of ubuntu 13.04grub?

I have dual booted my netbook with windows 8 pro and ubuntu 13.04. i do not like grub and think the windows 8 bootloader is a lot more clean and sharp. Is there a way to use the windows bootloader ...
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using mouse in grub2

can we use mouse in grub2, so that I am able to select Different Operating systems on my computer with my mouse. Thanks. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. Any link to a variant of grub ...
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Ubuntu does not boot on retina Macbook Pro

I decided to install Ubuntu as my primary OS on my Retina MacBook Pro (2012), but sadly after installation it does not boot into the OS. Instead, I get the message "no operating system found". I only ...
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Failed Install on external HDD (bootloader installed at wrong place)

I installed Ubuntu using "Erase and use the entire disk" on my external hard drive. Now the problem is that the bootloader was installed on my internal hard drive from my PC instead of installing it ...
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Tried to remove Ubuntu, stuck with Grub [duplicate]

I need help. I tried to install ubuntu 13.04 alongside Windows 8 on the same drive (a ssd) but all it gave me was problems-- boots in low-graphics mode, gives errors on start up, etc. etc. I'm done. ...
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GRUB2: When I choose Windows 8, error invalid EFI file path

I had a problem with install Ubuntu 13.04 next to Windows 8. I have a Dell inspiron 15 notebook with UEFI. In Boot-setup I changed to Legacy Boot on and switched UEFI boot off. Then I installed ...
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grub2 C/H/S value error on Laptop Second hard drive (ODD)

I was living happily with my one hard drive in laptop then I installed a SSD as my first (hd0) then installed the old drive in laptop's second hard drive caddy in CD/DVD drive bay. now I can't boot ...
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Can't boot Chromium OS from USB! [closed]

I've recently downloaded the vanilla chromium os from hexxah and have written it on my usb stick. I followed every step and plugged it into my laptop. After I changed the boot order I managed to boot ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 won´t boot …help pls [closed]

i installed Ubuntu over Win Vista yesterday, and it all worked fine. No Problem due the installationsprogress. But now if i start my PC and choose Ubuntu the following Screen appears : Gave ...
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Can't login to GUI, only to tty1-6, /bin is not included in the PATH environment

I was trying to make the brightness controls work after I had made a clean reinstall of Ubuntu 12.04 on my Gateway computer, based on this thread, and proceeded to restart because I also had a few ...
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How to boot into Linux on a regular basis with a grub that has Windows as the default?

In a PC using Windows, I'd like to schedule a boot into Linux every x days (alternatively every x bootstraps). Is there a way to have Grub2 make this timed, cron-like, boot?
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How do I add a user to sudoers file?

How to I add my username to the sudoers file? On my ubuntu desktop, the sudoer file has only root. so basically, I will just need to adduser to sudo file system. And I need to access to single ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 hangs at grab after upgrading

I met with a problem or two every single time I upgraded Ubuntu to a newer version. And this time, when I upgraded Ubunutu from 12.10 to 13.04 the new problem was that, the booting hangs at GRUB. ...
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aptitude ugrade does not change my kernel

Sorry if the title is not very clear. This is rather new to me. I have ran this 10.04.4 LTS server for over a year now. I have dutifully used aptitude update / aptitude upgrade on a regular basis ...
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Installing Ubuntu on a USB hard drive from a USB stick

I am trying to install Ubuntu on a USB hard drive from a USB stick (as I understand installing from CD should be much easier, but CD drive is not working, unfortunately). First I tried to install ...
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(U)EFI > Ubuntu vs Windows 8 - problems with booting Windows

I have a problem with a screwed dual-boot of ubuntu 13.04 and windows 8 on a new DELL XPS 12 (EFI/grub2) System not loading windows8 at all,... here is a story: I've got a new DELL XPS 12 System with ...
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lenovo g575 grub2 loopback boot sata driver

On another machine I can use grub2 to loopback mount just fine. On this Lenovo G575 I get the following when I try to loopback boot many different ISO image using grub2, so I think there could be a ...
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hd0 read error; tried boot repair still won't boot [closed]

I have tried to boot from grub rescue from console. I have also tried boot repair, but it didn't help. Here is the full boot repair log: http://paste.ubuntu.com/5668816/ Boot repair reports that the ...
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How can I eliminate the choice between Windows and Ubuntu every time I boot?

After making a bootable disk of Ubuntu 13.04, I opened it from windows 8 and ran wubi.exe. Then I was presented with three options... Reboot now Reboot later Help me boot from disk I selected ...
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Windows 7 is not shown in GRUB menu after 13.04 install

I installed Ubuntu 13.04 on a secondary hard drive, which has succeeded. But there is no GRUB entry for Windows 7 as an option. Boot-Repair and update-grub did not appear to help. ...
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Cannot install Ubuntu 12.04 After Windows Install - grub related, boot-repair unsuccesful

I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.04.2 alongside Windows 7 on a new Samsung 840 SSD. I have tried the installation twice from scratch, but the same thing happened twice: windows works fine, then I ...
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How can I run “grub-customizer” on Ubuntu 12:04

I need to clear up my start up screen and re-order. I have down loaded the grub-customizer apt but don't know how to run it. any and all suggestions greatfully received
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Fixing Windows 8 after removing ubuntu

I tried installing Ubuntu (successfully) on my Windows 8 machine so i could develop in c and it worked decently for a while. I did this without wubi. However, I later got a virtual machine to run ...
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Issue while installing ubuntu as dual boot [duplicate]

I have Windows 8 professional presintalled on my hp pavilion m6. I need to install ubuntu 13.04 as dual boot. The windows partition i created is not detected on ubuntu installation. How do I install ...

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