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Re: How to change grub bootloader order
de Craig 06/25/2006 05:19
Mark Warner wrote:
> Cousin Stanley wrote:
>
>> Another way to make a similar count without scrolling
>> *before* opening the file in the editor ....
>>
>> $ grep ^title /boot/grub/menu.lst
...
>> Counting from 0 at the first title line
>> and excluding the Other operating systems: divider,
>> if I wanted to set Windows as the default OS to be booted,
>> I would set ....
>>
>> default 6
>>
>> when editing /boot/grub/menu.lst ....
>
>
> Yup. Lotta ways to skin a cat.
> ....
> Thought it might be good for the OP to have to look through the file and
> maybe get a feel for what was in it. That's how I was taught, and in
> short order I was a GrUB editing fool.
>
> Which was good, 'cause I kept having to go back and redo it every time I
> blew up an install.
>
Yup, count me in on that group too. Fwiw, I use vi to edit the file
(old-school habits) /and/ comment out those boot options I don't care to
see.
living on the edge in CLI-land,
-Craig