How to edit GRUB file at /etc/default/

Question

I was trying to edit GRUB file at /etc/default/ for fixing the brightness issue.

But I am unable to do that as there is no option to save GRUB file after edit. This may be due to some permission issue.

How should I edit this file?

score 10 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 18 '14 at 09:23

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You need to open the file as root.

gksu gedit /etc/default/grub

On 13.04 or later you might have to first install gksu:

sudo apt-get install gksudo

edited Feb 18 '14 at 09:23

kiri

answered May 11 '13 at 19:29

Panther

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I'd also like to point out that if you're running LXDE or XFCE you can use xedit instead of gedit while in a root terminal. – Valerie Anderson Jul 24 '14 at 19:51

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