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GRUB default change

Asked by Joe Levee

I want to change the default value in GRUB to be a different number than zero. I have seen that the command 'default 6' (for example) SHOULD work, but I dont know where to put that command. If I use 'c' to get a command line in GRUB I get an unknown error command. Additionally that is not a command I see listed when I type 'help'. How do I get to the place where I can make this change?

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#1

Which version of Grub, 0.97 or 1.97 ?
"grub --version" will answer you 0.97 in first case and grub not installed in second case ?

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Joe Levee (jlevee) said : 		#2

1.97~beta4

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

So you are talking of grub2, now i have associated this question to grub2 questions.

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#4

In file /etc/default/grub, edit line "GRUB_TIMEOUT=10".

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Joe Levee (jlevee) said : 		#5

Thank you, I found what i needed in the GRUB2 questions
(only have a couple hours w/ this OS so i need details on how to do anything)
What I did is below for others who come across this post:

open terminal (on accessories)
type following to open file: sudo gedit etc/default/grub
edit line default "0" to value that pertained to me I needed
type following in terminal to update data: sudo update-grub

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Joe Levee (jlevee) said : 		#6

Marking as solved