Frequent Question: Where Should Ubuntu Bootloader Be Installed?
Contents 3 Answers. Under “Device for Boot Loader Installation”: If You Choose Dev/Sda, It Will Use Grub (Ubuntu’s Boot Loader) to Load All Systems on This...
3 Answers. Under “Device for boot loader installation”: if you choose dev/sda, it will use Grub (Ubuntu’s boot loader) to load all systems on this hard drive. if you choose dev/sda1, Ubuntu need to be manually added to drive’s boot loader after installation.
Where do I put bootloader in Ubuntu?
The GRUB 2 files will normally be located in the /boot/grub and /etc/grub. d folders and the /etc/default/grub file in the partition containing the Ubuntu installation.
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Where should I install my bootloader?
Near bottom of window, “Device for bootloader installation” should be the EFI System Partition. Select that one in the drop-down box. It will be a small (200-550MB) partition formatted as FAT32. It will likely be /dev/sda1 or /dev/sda2; but double-check that to be sure.
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