I'm dual booting Arch Linux and Windows 11 on a shared laptop. I recently installed Grub Customizer to give my bootloader a fresh look with a custom theme. However, I've heard that many Arch users have had their bootloaders broken after system updates when using Grub Customizer. My setup is currently working fine with Grub, but I haven't updated yet. What precautions should I take when it's time to update Arch? I really want to avoid facing a broken bootloader again, as I've struggled with fixing Grub in the past and didn't find the instructions easy to follow. Any advice would be appreciated!
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Honestly, the best move is probably to uninstall Grub Customizer. It's a common issue that it can mess up your bootloader during updates. If you really want to keep it, you should learn how to use a live ISO to chroot and manually repair Grub if needed. That way, you’re prepared if something goes wrong.
Instead of using Grub Customizer, why not try customizing Grub manually? It's not too complicated, and you can save your configurations and notes for easy rollback. Plus, that way you won’t have to worry about the bootloader breaking after updates.
If you've had issues in the past, I'd recommend sticking with manual customization. You can edit the settings in /etc/default/grub directly. Just remember that the tick boxes correspond to comments—remove the # to apply changes. Check out the Arch Wiki for help; it’ll be super useful!
Thanks for the tip! I’ve looked at the Wiki before but I’ll definitely revisit it.