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install documentation: document boot.loader.grub.useOSProber #30911

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Motivation for this change

addresses #30876

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  • Tested using sandboxing (nix.useSandbox on NixOS, or option build-use-sandbox in nix.conf on non-NixOS)
  • Built on platform(s)
    • NixOS
    • macOS
    • other Linux distributions
  • Tested via one or more NixOS test(s) if existing and applicable for the change (look inside nixos/tests)
  • Tested compilation of all pkgs that depend on this change using nix-shell -p nox --run "nox-review wip"
  • Tested execution of all binary files (usually in ./result/bin/)
  • Fits CONTRIBUTING.md.

@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@
the GRUB boot loader is to be installed. Without it, NixOS cannot
boot.</para>

<para>If you have other operating systems running on your machine before
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Good idea. Do try to write without using you.

Consider enabling the boot.loader.grub.useOSProber option to automatically add existing operating systems to the GRUB menu.

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@FRidh I completely agree. I originally followed the tense used in the previous paragraph. How's this version look?

@FRidh FRidh merged commit 358d2d1 into NixOS:master Oct 29, 2017
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FRidh commented Oct 29, 2017

Excellent, thank you!

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