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| = Security Warning = The instructions below should be disregarded due to unacceptable security vulnerabilities. In particular, the currently posted code for Boot-Repair will do the following, all of which are unacceptable: |
'''Boot-Repair currently contains serious security flaws and should not be used.''' |
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| 1. It downloads and executes scripts (as root), from two different insecure locations via http. | Two of the egregious flaws are: |
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| 2. It adds, without your knowledge, an un-trusted third-party package repository for packages for your entire Ubuntu system. | 1. Boot-Repair, while executing as root, downloads scripts from a 3rd-party site via http and executes the scripts without signature check. |
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| 2. Boot-Repair automatically registers a personal ppa package archive with your update system. If installed, your system, by implication, can be no more secure than that ppa and the code from that ppa. | |
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| = Introduction = | Further, the link below to "Ubuntu Secured CDs" is also from the same developer. These CDs are most certainly not secured and are not official Ubuntu releases. |
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| * Another button to create a Boot-Info-Script summary in 1 click | * Another button to create a [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/bootinfoscript/|Boot-Info-Script]] summary in 1 click |
Boot-Repair currently contains serious security flaws and should not be used.
Two of the egregious flaws are:
1. Boot-Repair, while executing as root, downloads scripts from a 3rd-party site via http and executes the scripts without signature check.
2. Boot-Repair automatically registers a personal ppa package archive with your update system. If installed, your system, by implication, can be no more secure than that ppa and the code from that ppa.
Further, the link below to "Ubuntu Secured CDs" is also from the same developer. These CDs are most certainly not secured and are not official Ubuntu releases.
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Boot-Repair is a small graphical tool to restore access to Ubuntu and other OS (Windows..).
- One "Recommended repair" button to repair most frequent boot problems. (generally repair filesystems and reinstall Grub2)
Another button to create a Boot-Info-Script summary in 1 click
Options to reinstall Grub2 easily (OS by default, purge, unhide, kernel options..), and other advanced options (MBR restore...).
Boot-Repair is a free software, licensed under GNU-GPL.
Getting Boot-Repair
1st option : get a CD including Boot-Repair
The easiest way to use Boot-Repair is to burn one of the following CDs and boot on it.
Boot-Repair-Disk is a CD starting Boot-Repair automatically. (English only).
Boot-Repair is also included in Ubuntu Secured CDs (multi-languages)
Remark : you can also install the ISO on a live-USB.
2nd option : install Boot-Repair in Ubuntu
Either add ‘ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair’ to your Software Sources via the Software Centre or, for speeds-sake, add it using a new Terminal session:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && boot-repair
Boot-Repair can be installed & used from any Ubuntu session (normal session, or live-CD, or live-USB). PPA packages are available for Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10, 11.04 and 11.10.
Using Boot-Repair
Standard repair
- launch Boot-Repair from either :
- the dash (Unity)
System->Administration->Boot-Repair menu (Gnome)
- by typing 'gksu boot-repair' in a terminal
- Then try "First repair. When repair is finished, reboot and check if you recovered access to your OSs. If not, run Boot-Repair again and try the "Second repair" option.
If both repairs did not succeed, copy-paste the URL that appeared in order to get help on Ubuntu forums.
Advanced options
External Links
Topic "Boot-repair: Graphical tool to repair the PC boot in 1 clic !" - on Ubuntu forum, for any questions/comments.