where to install grub
where to install grub
Choose the unit with kalli, start from that disk. Then grub can boot from other drives as well. You might also open the boot menu on your motherboard and pick the correct drive or OS. That’s how I usually do it.
Ideally place it on the most recent boot drive available, such as the SSD. The challenge is that your system already has Windows’ bootloader there, making it difficult to proceed. Your best option would be to install it on another drive.
UEFI or old system? With UEFI you could skip Grub entirely or set it up on the EFI drive. Avoid Legacy unless your machine is quite recent and supports UEFI. If you must stick with Legacy, the exact installation spot for Grub doesn’t really matter. Grub works well regardless of where it’s placed. The Linux distro on the hard drive makes sense—this helps keep things stable if a drive fails.
Here are the guidelines rephrased:
1. Do not place Grub above the Windows Bootloader unless you're using dual booting and that's the sole drive on the system.
2. Avoid installing Grub on devices lacking a Linux OS, except in case 1 applies—then proceed with caution.
3. Allow several Grub instances on RAID1 mirrored disks; otherwise, the setup becomes unnecessary unless you're prepared to use a recovery disk and reconfigure on another drive.
Feedback on these rules is welcome!