How do I reduce the number of wait seconds grub waits before launching ubuntu 10.10?

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Decrease GRUB timeout

I have a dual boot configuration with ubuntu 10.10 and windows. What's the best way to configure grub so that the wait time is 2 seconds instead of 10 seconds?

score 22 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 11 '17 at 06:29

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Run this in your terminal:

sudo -H gedit /etc/default/grub

This will open up the grub configuration file. Look a line similar to GRUB_TIMEOUT=0 (Here I have set the grub time to 0). Change the number to 2 or whatever time you desire (in seconds).

Save the file and run

sudo update-grub

edited Jun 11 '17 at 06:29

Zanna

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answered Oct 23 '10 at 06:40

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What's the trade-off here? What do I lose by doing this? – Louis Thibault Jul 20 '17 at 10:26
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You have less time to choose another OS or startup parameter. – Tuxedo Joe Oct 13 '18 at 07:28

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 23 '17 at 00:31

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Found this in a related post: You can install a program called StartUp-Manager.

The package is called startupmanager. You can search for this in the Ubuntu Software Centre or Synaptic or run sudo apt-get install startupmanager in a terminal.

After it's installed, it is available in the System > Administration menu options.

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Eliah Kagan

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Davious

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 23 '10 at 04:44

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You can change it in /etc/default/grub and then run update-grub.

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JanC

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 23 '10 at 05:02

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You can download Startup manager from Software Center to use GUI

answered Oct 23 '10 at 05:02

rovshango

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For a newbie this is the easiest way of doing it. – Chakra Oct 23 '10 at 05:31

How do I reduce the number of wait seconds grub waits before launching ubuntu 10.10?

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