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How to install Grub on Linux Mint 18.3

To install Grub customizer on Linux Mint 18.3

Grub Customizer is a graphical tool for managing the Grub boot entries in Linux. Grub Customizer allows the user to edit the menu entries from the GRUB booting screen. The users can also add/remove entries, change the boot order, set a background image. It is so simple to install the Grub Customizer on Linux Mint 18.3


Installing Grub

First, make sure you add the necessary repository for the installation of Grub by making use of the following command.

linuxhelp ~ # add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
You are about to add the following PPA:
 This PPA contains the latest release of Grub Customizer.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install grub-customizer
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~danielrichter2007/+archive/ubuntu/grub-customizer
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl+C to cancel

Executing: /tmp/tmp.9DgkECciP9/gpg.1.sh --keyserver
hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80
--recv-keys
3F055C03
gpg: requesting key 3F055C03 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: key 3F055C03: " Launchpad PPA for Daniel Richter"  not changed
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:              unchanged: 1


After adding the repository you need to update the system repo as follows. 

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get update 
Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
Hit:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/danielrichter2007/grub-customizer/ubuntu xenial InRelease                            
Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                                                                        
Hit:4 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                                                                     
Ign:5 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                                                                
Hit:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                                
Hit:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/eugenesan/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease                           
Hit:8 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release                                            
Hit:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease        
Reading package lists... Done


Once the updating is completed install the grub-customizer directly using the following command. 

linuxhelp ~ # apt install grub-customizer
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Recommended packages:
  hwinfo
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  grub-customizer
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 287 not upgraded.
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Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up grub-customizer (5.0.6-0ubuntu1~ppa1x) ...


Once you are through with the installation, you need to launch the application in the following manner. Go to the search field and find Grub Customizer.


With this, the method to install Grub customizer on Linux Mint 18.3.

Tag : Linux Mint GRUB
FAQ
Q
How to install Grub customizer on Debian?
A
For the installation of Grub customizer on Debain, use the following command as given below,

"sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer "

"sudo apt update "

"sudo apt install grub-customizer "
Q
If its possible to install EasyBCD on Windows?
A
Yes, you can install the EasyBCD on windows
Q
what are the platform which this tool available?
A
Linux, macOS, BSD, Solaris (x86 port) and Windows (through chainloading)
Q
what is the need of this tool can you explain more I don’t understand?
A
For in simple understading if you configure Dual boot setup for Windows 7 and Ubuntu, this os selection option will be available in

system startup, so there you can re-arrange the OS order, e
Q
How to madee dual boot for windows and redhat, is this tool can be installed on redhat?
A
yes you can also install it for redhat, refer the following link to download the package,

http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/30428170/dir/centos_7/com/grub-customizer-4.0.6-1.4.x86_6