5 Best boot loaders/managers as of 2026 - Slant
Feb 7, 2024 · rEFInd, Grub2, and Clover EFI Bootloader are probably your best bets out of the 5 options considered. "Theme support" is the primary reason people pick rEFInd over the competition. This …
7 Best Linux bootloaders as of 2025 - Slant
Oct 22, 2023 · rEFInd, Grub2, and Clover Bootloader are probably your best bets out of the 7 options considered. "Automatic kernel discovery" is the primary reason people pick rEFInd over the …
Where is the bootloader stored - in ROM, RAM, or elsewhere?
Windows bootloader is only able to recognize and load Windows, while GRUB is able to load Linux or pass control to another bootloader stored in a volume boot record of one of the partitions, which …
dual boot - What exactly is GRUB? - Ask Ubuntu
Basically, GRUB bootloader is the software that loads the Linux kernel. (It has other uses as well). It is the first software that starts at a system boot. When the computer starts, BIOS first run a Power-on …
How to get GRUB to be the default bootloader instead of Windows …
Aug 28, 2015 · I've upgraded to 8.1, and now I want to dual-boot an Ubuntu distribution with Windows 10. When dual-booting with Windows 8.1, the Windows Boot Manager always took priority, even …
Unable to set my hard drive for bootloader - Ask Ubuntu
Nov 3, 2024 · I am trying to install Ubuntu 24.04. Since I have a windows partition, I chose the manual partitioning. I must choose a drive to install the bootloader. Two drives are listed: my hard drive and …
Bootloader failed to install on my external SSD - Ask Ubuntu
Aug 24, 2024 · (I have attached a screenshot of partition). Here extended partition is /dev/sda2 I tried to install different Linux distros but every time bootloader fails to install. While installing I create manual …
Uninstall GRUB and use Windows bootloader - Ask Ubuntu
May 27, 2020 · From what I have learned, with UEFI, GRUB does not overwrite the windows bootloader in the EFI partition and is stored elsewhere. How would I remove GRUB and make my PC use the …
boot - How to install ubuntu, on a completely different SSD, without ...
Nov 11, 2023 · Usually it's better to install Ubuntu after windows, which means replacing windows' bootloader with grub and using it to boot windows. It will, but there're some ways of forcing not to …
Is Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ISO available with valid bootloader?
Dec 23, 2024 · BTW, has the bootloader certificate expired and not been renewed? Has the issuing authority reason to believe it's been abused? Are there security issues with 20.04 LTS that forced …