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From: Ian Zimmerman <itz@×××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: grub:2 first experience with it
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 03:44:58
Message-Id: 20170217033539.9295.1CFB8836@matica.foolinux.mooo.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] grub:2 first experience with it by Neil Bothwick
1 On 2017-02-16 19:33, Neil Bothwick wrote:
2
3 > > But no update-grub
4 >
5 > update-grub is an Ubuntuism, not part of standard GRUB. It's only a one
6 > line shell script that runs
7
8 It's a debianism in fact. Do not credit ubuntu with an original idea
9 without being very sure of the facts :-)
10
11 > grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
12 >
13 > Even a large proportion of Ubuntu users would be able to manage without
14 > it.
15
16 I think the reason it exists is that it had to do a bit more with legacy
17 GRUB.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: grub:2 first experience with it Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>