Changing default boot O/S

Tuvoc · 9 Aug 2009 at 12:55

I know you can manually edit a txt file to change the default boot O/S between Windows and Linux. But someone a while ago here mentioned an application that could be installed via the package manager that does it graphically and more easily, and I used to have it in a previous installation, but can't remember what it was. - does anyone know what it might be ?

Hairybudda · 9 Aug 2009 at 13:01

Gag?

Seriously though whats wrong with sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst?

PhilGQ · 10 Aug 2009 at 17:43

Start-Up manager is available to download form add/remove in ubuntu. Don't know about any other distro.

Tuvoc · 10 Aug 2009 at 19:26

PhilGQ said:
Start-Up manager is available to download form add/remove in ubuntu. Don't know about any other distro.

Ah yes, that rings a bell !!

sablabra · 11 Aug 2009 at 22:50

Once again this is done much easier using terminal and your favourite editor. In my case as easy as:

Code:

vim /boot/grub/menu.lst

Then change the line with "default 0" to something like "default 2" or whatever you want.

Why would you possibly want to go through all the hassle of installing an extra program from the repositories for changing one value? :confused:

Tuvoc · 12 Aug 2009 at 08:41

Well I find some sort of program quite useful for easily deleting the old kernels that seem to accumulate in the menu.lst file as well, not only for changing the default boot option (which yes as a one-off thing I guess is easily done with a text editor)