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12.04 - Edit Boot Menu

Asked by Colin Stone

Just installed 12.04 and helpfully (not) Ubuntu boot menu defaults to Ubuntu starting and not Windows. How do I simply change the boot menu order.
Also cannot even find where Ubuntu is installed - seems to be very secretive. So far not very impressed!!!!!!

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N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : 		#1

Simply program for editing Grub menu is here : https://launchpad.net/grub-customizer

Thanks

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

You need 2 commands, not an app.

sudo mv /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober /etc/grub.d/08_os-prober
sudo update-grub

Done

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Colin Stone (crmstone) said : 		#3

Thanks - for someone who has installed Ubuntu out of curiosity, it is unecessarily complicated. The software authors should include the option to choose the boot order when installing, not deliver a fait accompli.
I guess uninstall is the easiest way out.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

The boot changing in Windows isn't much nicer.

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