I recently installed Linux Mint on an external hard drive to dual boot with my Windows 10 laptop. However, after the installation, my laptop booted directly into a GRUB command line, which I wasn't sure how to navigate. I can still access the standard boot menu using F12, and I found a way to set the boot order to prioritize Windows and Linux using `efibootmgr -o`. This worked well, but now the F12 boot menu doesn't show any other options, and I can't find any bootable mediums like others SSDs or USB drives. How can I get those boot options back?
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You might want to try running `sudo update-grub` in your terminal. If that doesn’t help, the command `sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg` could also be beneficial. Both commands aim to regenerate your boot options, which might restore what you’re missing.
I'm a bit new to GRUB too. Is it safe to use these commands? I don't want to accidentally mess anything up!