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How to update the GRUB bootloader on Debian and derivative distributions (Kali Linux, Ubuntu, Linux Mint)

Posted by Alex On February 17, 2023

The GRUB operating system loader is installed and updated on Linux like any other software package. But the peculiarity of the bootloader is that even after updating the package, the actual working files of the bootloader, which are located on the partition mounted along the /boot/grub/ path, are not automatically updated. That is, when new versions of GRUB are released,...

How to update the GRUB bootloader in Arch Linux and derivatives (Manjaro, BlackArch)

Posted by Alex On February 6, 2023

The GRUB operating system loader is installed and updated on Linux like any other software package. But the peculiarity of the bootloader is that even after updating the package, the actual working files of the bootloader, which are located on the partition mounted along the /boot/grub/ path, are not automatically updated. That is, when new versions of GRUB are released,...

How to downgrade to a previous kernel version in Arch Linux. How to install and switch to linux-lts

Posted by Alex On August 25, 2022

New Linux kernels bring support for new hardware and new features. But sometimes the kernel causes problems: it is completely or partially incompatible with existing software, especially video drivers suffer from this, but this can also apply to any other software, for example, VirtualBox. At the time of the release of the linux 5.9 kernel, NVIDIA drivers were partially incompatible...

How to check if a computer is using BIOS or UEFI; GRUB or systemd-boot bootloader; MBR or GPT partition table

Posted by Alex On June 17, 2022

How to know if UEFI or GRUB is being used? The system booting process consists of the following 4 steps: System initialization: UEFI or BIOS (POST) Starting the bootloader (GRUB2 or systemd-boot) Kernel initialization Starting systemd, the parent of all processes Related: How to update the systemd-boot loader in /boot How to change the default operating system in Arch Linux...