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    Cool grub overwrite on update

    whenever the system ubuntu 12.10 updates the grub.cfg is overwritten to default and i have to edit and save again. is there a way around it. somehow prevent changing entries into grub.cfg file by system update.

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    Re: grub overwrite on update

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    Quote Originally Posted by harshatts View Post
    whenever the system ubuntu 12.10 updates the grub.cfg is overwritten to default and i have to edit and save again. is there a way around it. somehow prevent changing entries into grub.cfg file by system update.
    Yes, but you have a better alternative, to edit the file
    Code:
    /etc/default/grub
    and the files in
    Code:
    /etc/grub.d
    instead, and run
    Code:
    sudo update-grub
    to rewrite grub.cfg according to the new content in those files.

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    Re: grub overwrite on update

    Read more about grub here

    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2

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    [SOLVED]: grub overwrite on update

    Thanks sudodus.
    I could change from /etc/default/grub and it updated the /boot/grub/grub.cfg to the customized settings.
    I am not sure if I will meddle with the /etc/grub.d as it seems suitable for advanced user. which i am not.

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    Re: [SOLVED]: grub overwrite on update

    Quote Originally Posted by harshatts View Post
    Thanks sudodus.
    I could change from /etc/default/grub and it updated the /boot/grub/grub.cfg to the customized settings.
    I am not sure if I will meddle with the /etc/grub.d as it seems suitable for advanced user. which i am not.
    I'm glad you worked it out

    I think you can manage the files in /etc/grub.d too, reading those Ubuntu help pages about grub, and with a little help from the Ubuntu Forums

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