GRUB-INSTALL(8) System Administration Utilities GRUB-INSTALL(8)NAME
grub-install - install GRUB to a device
SYNOPSIS
grub-install [OPTION] install_device
DESCRIPTION
Install GRUB on your drive.
-h, --help
print this message and exit
-v, --version
print the version information and exit
--modules=MODULES
pre-load specified modules MODULES
--boot-directory=DIR
install GRUB images under the directory DIR/grub instead of the /boot/grub directory
--grub-setup=FILE
use FILE as grub-setup
--grub-mkimage=FILE
use FILE as grub-mkimage
--grub-mkrelpath=FILE
use FILE as grub-mkrelpath
--grub-mkdevicemap=FILE use FILE as grub-mkdevicemap
--grub-probe=FILE
use FILE as grub-probe
--no-floppy
do not probe any floppy drive
--allow-floppy
Make the drive also bootable as floppy (default for fdX devices). May break on some BIOSes.
--recheck
probe a device map even if it already exists
--force
install even if problems are detected
--disk-module=MODULE
disk module to use
INSTALL_DEVICE can be a GRUB device name or a system device filename.
grub-install copies GRUB images into /boot/grub, and uses grub-setup to install grub into the boot sector.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.
SEE ALSO grub-mkconfig(8), grub-mkimage(1), grub-setup(8), grub-mkrescue(1)
The full documentation for grub-install is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and grub-install programs are properly installed at
your site, the command
info grub-install
should give you access to the complete manual.
grub-install (GRUB) 1.99-12ubuntu5 October 2011 GRUB-INSTALL(8)
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GRUB-MKNETDIR(1) User Commands GRUB-MKNETDIR(1)NAME
grub-mknetdir - prepare a GRUB netboot directory.
SYNOPSIS
grub-mknetdir [OPTION...]
DESCRIPTION
--compress=no|xz|gz|lzo
compress GRUB files [optional]
-d, --directory=DIR
use images and modules under DIR [default=/usr/lib/grub/<platform>]
--fonts=FONTS
install FONTS [default=unicode]
--install-modules=MODULES
install only MODULES and their dependencies [default=all]
-k, --pubkey=FILE
embed FILE as public key for signature checking
--locale-directory=DIR use translations under DIR
[default=/usr/share/locale]
--locales=LOCALES
install only LOCALES [default=all]
--modules=MODULES
pre-load specified modules MODULES
--themes=THEMES
install THEMES [default=starfield]
-v, --verbose
print verbose messages.
--core-compress=xz|none|auto
choose the compression to use for core image
--net-directory=DIR
root directory of TFTP server
--subdir=DIR
relative subdirectory on network server
-?, --help
give this help list
--usage
give a short usage message
-V, --version
print program version
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.
Prepares GRUB network boot images at net_directory/subdir assuming net_directory being TFTP root.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.
SEE ALSO grub-mkimage(1)
The full documentation for grub-mknetdir is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and grub-mknetdir programs are properly installed
at your site, the command
info grub-mknetdir
should give you access to the complete manual.
grub-mknetdir (GRUB) 2.02-2ubuntu8.3 July 2018 GRUB-MKNETDIR(1)
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