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I was trying to install Ubuntu Studio 21.10 as my second OS. Cleaned the hard drive, created bootable USB disk. Booted it up and began to install Ubuntu. At the end the installation program said this:

Installation Failed Bootloader installation error The bootloader could not be installed. The installation command grub-install --target-i386pc --recheck --force /dev/sda returned code 1.

I don't know if this will help, but when I was creating a USB disk, Rufus said that version of grub required for this distro is 2.04 but I have 2.06.

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    You haven't provided any release details; but all supported releases of Ubuntu on this site use grub 2.04 (or older).
    – guiverc
    Mar 28, 2022 at 11:51
  • Hello. What version are you trying to install?
    – David
    Mar 28, 2022 at 11:52
  • I am trying to install Ubuntu Studio 21.10
    – tree__dude
    Mar 28, 2022 at 11:53
  • Ubuntu 21.10 (inc. Studio) uses grub2 | 2.04-1ubuntu47 | impish and not grub 2.06
    – guiverc
    Mar 28, 2022 at 11:55
  • So I need to get grub2?
    – tree__dude
    Mar 28, 2022 at 11:56

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I took a look and tried to make a screenshot in Windows. When I tried to open it in Kubuntu it couldn't open the .png, so I have no screenshot for you. Let me try to explain: in bootselection (red square) choose disk or iso-image. On the right of this you can select (green/yellow oval) which .iso you want to 'burn' to your selected usb-device. You let the rest of the settings as they are. They will not be the same as in the picture. (In Partition Scheme will show MBR and Target System will be BIOS or UEFI). Choose your Volume Label e.g. Ubuntu Studio 21.10). Then you click start.

The .iso contains the right version of grub, so don't worry about that. Just let Rufus do its thing. That is all there is to it.

Then of course, start from USB, install your OS. It should work just fine now.

PS. I use Ventoy to make USB media. I install Ventoy to the USB-device and just drag 'n drop bootable .isos (yes, more than 1, Windows, Linux, Haiku, DOS, TempleOS, Hiren's Boot CD, Grub2Win, GParted.iso it all works) to it. When starting up my USB-stick I can choose which OS (because it has more than 1) I want to start.

Found a picture , thanks Dr. Google, and added it/edited my answer.enter image description here

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