You can also have it Move up or Move down the list or Remove it altogether. All you have to do is right-click on a boot entry and then select whether you want to Rename or Edit it. Changing the boot order or removing entries from it is as easy as two clicks. It takes a couple of seconds to load up your boot order after that.
#UBUNTU GRUB THEME PASSWORD#
You’ll be asked to enter your password before GRUB Customizer opens up. Once installed, launch GRUB Customizer from your app launcher or app menu. An app called GRUB Customizer though makes the process even easier. Like most things on Linux, GRUB’s customization file is a text file that anyone can edit and get desired results. You can even apply a theme to make it look fancy. You can also remove entries that you don’t want there or change the background. GRUB also lets you change a lot more than just the boot order. Booting into your non-favorite OS just because it was on top and you forgot to switch can be one. There are also many other reasons you’ll want to configure GRUB other than Windows and its updates.
#UBUNTU GRUB THEME UPDATE#
When you reboot to Windows the update process resumes where it left off. So when you come back an hour later hoping Windows is done you may find your pretty Linux system waiting for you all booted up instead. When your PC reboots, GRUB, after a wait of 10 seconds, boots up whatever OS is first on the list. It’s a painstakingly long process at times and you’re probably not going to stay there to keep an eye. Anyways, when Windows updates, it usually requires your PC to reboot a few times, sometimes several times. It is a possible explanation for the horrendous updating process on Windows though. In case you’re wondering, no, Microsoft hasn’t done something knowingly to make a minority of people who dual boot keep Windows as their first OS. Fortunately, you can configure GRUB Customizer on Ubuntu to your liking. If Windows isn’t the first entry in GRUB, updating Windows can become a bit more complicated than Linux. For many, one of those operating systems is Windows too. This makes it ideal for Linux users who generally have more than one OS installed on their PC. Unlike the Windows bootloader that only detects Windows installations, GRUB can detect any OS installation including Windows.
If you’re a Linux newbie you’re probably wondering what is GRUB? GRUB (GRUB2, more specifically) is the bootloader used by most Linux distros.