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Setting up GRUB 2 on install (without rebooting)

If you want to install GRUB immediately after install (and before restarting), here is a simple way:

After the message: “Installation of Slackware Linux is complete.”

chroot in:

# chroot /mnt/hd
# grub-install /dev/sda
# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
$ exit
$ reboot

Enjoy!

Sources

 howtos:slackware_admin:grub_on_first_install ()