grml-rescueboot

Boot Grml Live Linux directly from GRUB without USB key or CD.

Overview

grml-rescueboot integrates Grml ISO booting into GRUB. update-grub will search for Grml ISO images in /boot/grml and a boot menu entry for each image. It's purpose is to use one of those images to boot a Grml rescue system without using a CD, USB stick or network boot.

Installation

From Debian repositories

sudo apt install grml-rescueboot

Package information: grml-rescueboot on packages.debian.org

From GitHub releases

Download the latest .deb package from the releases page and install:

sudo apt install ./grml-rescueboot_*.deb

Quick start

1. Install the package (see above)
2. Download and set up a Grml ISO:

   sudo update-grml-rescueboot

3. Reboot and select Grml from the GRUB menu

Custom boot options

By editing /etc/default/grml-rescueboot you can customize the default boot options:

# Optional: custom boot options
CUSTOM_BOOTOPTIONS="lang=en"

License

This project is licensed under the GPL v2+.

Contributing

• Source code: https://github.com/grml/grml-rescueboot
• Issues: https://github.com/grml/grml-rescueboot/issues
• Releases: https://github.com/grml/grml-rescueboot/releases
• Grml Live Linux: https://grml.org