▲ 157 ▼ What's something you just learned, that you should have known for a while? (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by nei7jc@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 163 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] helmet91@lemmy.world 28 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] drbluefall@toast.ooo 13 points 3 years ago (2 children) I personally find it easier to use my bootloader's menu (I use systemd-boot instead of GRUB) to decide what to boot into. It's a lot simpler than clicking through to the boot submenu in my BIOS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] helmet91@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] PurpleTentacle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Just about every UEFI-compatible BIOS has a "boot override"-key (F8, F12 etc.) that brings up a Grub-like boot-selection screen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drbluefall@toast.ooo 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, it's DEL on mine. I just prefer to use systemd-boot's menu. permalink fedilink source parent [–] traches@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 years ago You don’t even need grub to boot Linux; the kernel can be its own bootloader. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] drbluefall@toast.ooo 13 points 3 years ago (2 children) I personally find it easier to use my bootloader's menu (I use systemd-boot instead of GRUB) to decide what to boot into. It's a lot simpler than clicking through to the boot submenu in my BIOS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] helmet91@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] PurpleTentacle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Just about every UEFI-compatible BIOS has a "boot override"-key (F8, F12 etc.) that brings up a Grub-like boot-selection screen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drbluefall@toast.ooo 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, it's DEL on mine. I just prefer to use systemd-boot's menu. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] helmet91@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PurpleTentacle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Just about every UEFI-compatible BIOS has a "boot override"-key (F8, F12 etc.) that brings up a Grub-like boot-selection screen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] drbluefall@toast.ooo 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, it's DEL on mine. I just prefer to use systemd-boot's menu. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] drbluefall@toast.ooo 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, it's DEL on mine. I just prefer to use systemd-boot's menu. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] traches@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 years ago You don’t even need grub to boot Linux; the kernel can be its own bootloader. permalink fedilink source parent