Simple tool to repair frequent boot problems.
- Repair the boot when an OS does not boot any more (eg. after installing Windows)
- Repair the boot when access to GRUB and any OS is lost (eg. "GRUB rescue" error)
- Allow to reinstall GRUB bootloader easily
- Allow to generate a generic MBR compatible with Windows
Boot-Repair can repair access to : Windows, Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, OpenSuse, and other systems compatible with GRUB and Syslinux.
Boot-Repair can be installed & used from any type of session (normal session, or live-CD, or live-USB) of Debian, Ubuntu, Mint and derivatives.
Source code: https://launchpad.net/~yannubuntu/+archive/ubuntu/boot-repair/+packages (just unzip the tar.xz or the deb)
Debian ITP: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=636977
GIT for packaging: https://github.com/yannmrn/boot-repair / https://mentors.debian.net/package/boot-repair
To download latest version, please check https://sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair/home
View full history Series and milestones
trunk series is the current focus of development.
All code Code
- Version control system:
- Bazaar
- Programming languages:
- bash
All questions Latest questions
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Error "Please use this software in a live-session (live-CD or live-USB). This...
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Access to xenial version of bootrepair
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Repair errors with Please use this software in a live-session. This will enab...
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Fresh Ubuntu 18 installation does not boot
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quiet mode on boot-repair
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All packages Packages in Distributions
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mbr source package in Xenial
Version 1.1.11-5ubuntu1 uploaded -
mbr source package in Oracular
Version 1.2.2 uploaded -
mbr source package in Noble
Version 1.2.2 uploaded -
mbr source package in Mantic
Version 1.2.1build1 uploaded -
mbr source package in Lunar
Version 1.2.1build1 uploaded
All bugs Latest bugs reported
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Bug #2071809: After update to Ubuntu 24.04, Boot-Repair causes PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK. Software Updater and apt update no longer work.
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Bug #2067820: Boot-Repair doesn't build on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Missing build dependencies: python-all
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Bug #2067149: boot loop after efi reinstall (shim vs non secure session?)
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Bug #2064106: [24.04] glade2script-python3:2711: SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence
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Bug #2054986: Kernel reinstall needs --reinstall included in apt-get
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All blueprints Latest blueprints
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Allow copy of final URL
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Support encrypted ZFS
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check special characters in mount and boot-info-script
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allow to run Boot-Repair over PXE netboot
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Add Chroot-only feature
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More contributors Top contributors
- YannUbuntu 4580 points
- aerowolf 1968 points
- Etienne Ruedin 1028 points
- Adolfo Jayme Barrientos 715 points
- cappelikan 402 points