I recently lost one of my hard drives. This isn't a bad thing because it held my disused XP install, however it's not a good thing either because I lost the MBR on which grub lives. The rest of my ...

When Ubuntu changed to Grub 2 a couple of releases ago, it became significantly more difficult to set up multi-boot Linux systems. Most if not all Ubuntu derivatives are also using Grub2, and now the ...

So, after running into problems with my Mandrake install, I decided to try Gentoo. I've gone through the Gentoo installation procedures and attempted to build my GRUB configuration. However, LILO is ...

Linux: We've shown you how to clean up your messy boot menu in Ubuntu, but if you don't want to remove old kernels entirely, free program Grub Customizer will clean up your boot menu in no time. Clean ...

Rolling back the Linux kernel can save the day when a bad update breaks your system. It should be done carefully, with backups and verification. Use it to regain a stable state, then address the root ...

Unless your computer is pretty old, it probably uses UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) to boot. The idea is that a bootloader picks up files from an EFI partition and uses them to start ...

The Linux boot process can be easily password protected to prevent just anyone from booting your server. Jack Wallen demonstrates on Ubuntu Server. If you use Linux in your data center, on your ...