Which is the default GRUB configuration file in Debian?
The GRUB configuration file is /boot/grub/menu.lst by default in Debian. You may see references to /etc/grub.conf used in other configurations. It must contain at least these lines: default=0 timeout=30 # To boot the default kernel title Debian Linux root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=LABEL=/ initrd /boot/initrd.img
What kind of bootloader is Grub Debian?
GRUB is the GRand Unified Bootloader, a very powerful newish BootLoader that can be used to boot most operating system on the intel platforms.
How to add a swap partition in GRUB2 Debian?
By default GRUB2 in debian will not add ‘resume=/dev/swap-partition’ option. But if you want to perform this by default you can edit /etc/grub.d/10_linux file and make some changes there: This will add your first swap partition to all found linux entries.
What to do if you find error in grub install?
If you find errors there (because you know that your BIOS detects drives in a different order), correct them manually and run grub-install again. grub-mkdevicemap can help creating a device.map file from which to start. Partitions also have a specific name in GRUB.
Is there a way to disable Grub recovery?
To disable the recovery, you have to chroot into the OS, edit the /etc/default/grub file to disable the recovery options and then run update-grub. Be cautious though, this might update your grub configuration. To prevent this, run install-grub /dev/sda && update-grub && install-grub /dev/sda once you are out of the chroot.
How to disable Grub recovery on Kali Linux?
I wanted to disable the recovery options, so I uncommented #GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY=”true” in /etc/default/grub. This succesfully removed the recovery options from Kali Linux (the system where update-grub was run). However, this didn’t disable the recovery options for the two Debian installs.