How do I install Elementary OS (or any Ubuntu-based distribution) without installing GRUB?

There are certain problems with installing GRUB on my laptop, so I will use a different bootloader.

Author: Valentin K., 2018-09-04
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The problem is solved like this:

  1. Installing the OS without the bootloader
  2. We install the rEFInd loader manually (The guide is available on the loader's website)
  3. Rename the "refind" folder to "BOOT" and the "refind_x64.efi" file to "bootx64. efi"

There may be a problem with turning off the laptop, we solve it like this: In refind. conf, we write the kernel parameter "pci=nocrs" in the "options" line.

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Author: Valentin K., 2018-09-05 18:40:48