Grub not installing when Xubuntu installs

[Ryan Gauger]

That's just it - it does not need to be attached to the operating system, I said it needs to be installed on the same HD as the OS, not attached to it. While it can be installed on another disk, I do not recommend it, because as soon as you remove the disk, your computer is in-bootable until the disk is back. I understand that the person who originally asked this question is a beginner with Linux, do I was trying to make it easy for him.

On Jun 13, 2012, at 6:48 PM, "Cybe R. Wizard" <cyber_wizard at mindspring.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:52:20 +0000
> Ryan Gauger <rtgkid at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> The boot loader should be installed on the same HD as the OS.
> 
> Absolute tripe.  Where /do/ you come up with these bits of
> ridiculous disinformation?  You aren't doing your meager reputation here
> any good at all by passing on these things about which you know nothing.
> 
> Here, some /real/ information from
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_GRUB>:
> 
> "A key feature of GRUB is that it can be installed without being
> attached to an operating system. However, it needs a copy of a Linux
> image for such an installation. Working as a stand alone system it is
> virtually a mini system in its own right and able to boot all the
> installed major operating systems by chain loading, as described above.
> 
> Unlike Linux Loader (LILO), there is no need to reinstall GRUB to the
> MBR or a partition after changes to the configuration file.
> 
> In Linux, the "grub-install" command is used to install stage1 to
> either the MBR or a partition. GRUB's configuration file, stage2
> (usually), and other files must be in a usable partition. If these
> files or the partition become unavailable, stage1 will drop the user to
> the command line interface.
> 
> The name and disk location of the GRUB configuration file varies from
> system to system. For example, in openSUSE and (for GRUB legacy) in
> Debian GNU/Linux the file is stored in /boot/grub/menu.lst while
> Fedora, Gentoo Linux, and (for GRUB 2) Debian use /boot/grub/grub.conf
> or ../grub.cfg. Fedora also provides a symbolic link
> from /etc/grub.conf to /boot/grub/grub.conf for FHS compatibility
> reasons.
> 
> GRUB can be installed on removable media, such as an optical drive
> (BIOS access, and El Torito), floppy disk or USB flash drive, in order
> to bring up a system that may not have or cannot boot from a hard disk."
> 
> Cybe R. Wizard
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