[SOLVED] [Grub] Keeping Kubuntu At The Top

[Robtygart]

How do I keep Kubuntu at the top of the grub menu, so it will be the first to load?

[Snowhog]

What does your /etc/default/grub file look like? Post it please?

[oshunluvr]

You are actually asking two questions. Keeping "Kubuntu" at the top could be difficult depending on what your install set-up is.

If you want Kubuntu to be the default, edit /etc/default/grub and change "GRUB_DEFAULT" from 0 to the number in the menu that Kubuntu appears or use the Menu entry that's displayed in /boot/grub/grub.cfg like "Ubuntu, with Linux 3.5.0-17-generic"

This last option will require you edit /etc/default/grub every time you update your kernel.

I believe if you use

GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true

and

GRUB_DEFAULT=saved

grub should default to the last selected menu item regardless of it's position in the list. However, I don't know how this works when a kernel update is done. Likely, you'll have to select the new kernel in the grub menu, but that's easier than either of the above methods.

[oshunluvr]

BTW - you have to run sudo update-grub after any of the above edits.

[Robtygart]

What does your /etc/default/grub file look like? Post it please?

# If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update
# /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
# For full documentation of the options in this file, see:
#   info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration'

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

# Uncomment to enable BadRAM filtering, modify to suit your needs
# This works with Linux (no patch required) and with any kernel that obtains
# the memory map information from GRUB (GNU Mach, kernel of FreeBSD ...)
#GRUB_BADRAM="0x01234567,0xfefefefe,0x89abcdef,0xefefefef"

# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only)
#GRUB_TERMINAL=console

# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480

# Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass "root=UUID=xxx" parameter to Linux
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true

# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
#GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY="true"

# Uncomment to get a beep at grub start
#GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"

Thank you oshunluvr I will do this in the morning, getting too late.

[Jonas]

I use KDE GRUB2 Editor. A nice GUI front end for changing GRUB parameters. You can also very easy set up a picture and modify colours.

once installed it should show up on settings > start up /shutdown

http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=139643

b.r

Jonas

[Robtygart]

Thank you Jonas

The above methods did not work, I got it fix for now, I will check yours out.

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This is how I fixed it.

Boot PC into the Linux Distro you want to be first

Open terminal

sudo grub-install /dev/sda

sudo update-grub

[luckyone]

The old ways are sometimes the best ways. But I use the KDE grub2 program.

[Robtygart]

The old ways are sometimes the best ways. But I use the KDE grub2 program.

Is there any reason I should be using "grub2"?

[luckyone]

I think you would have to answer that question.

I like GRUB One because it's simpler. But it's been patched on its patches.

[Robtygart]

Well I can't answer that if I don't know why I should use Grub1 or Grub2. I guess if it works then I should leave it alone.

[luckyone]

I prefer using the grub that comes with the distro. Even though I feel I know more about grub one.