Installing Ubuntu to an external drive

Karl Larsen k5di at zianet.com
Sat Aug 2 17:03:03 UTC 2008


Rob wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> If I install Ubuntu to an external (300gig) drive, where will it install 
> Lilo or Grub?  Or will it ask?
>
> Tks,
> Rob
>
>   
    If you install with a LiveCD from the computer you will have to get 
it to load onto the external hard drive. When it gets to grub it will 
ask where you want grub to be loaded and you should try to get it to 
load on the first hard drive. That way grub will work.

Karl


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