how to change default kernel in grub

[Simplicius]

I hope the following is clear enough, I'm not very technical.

I have Lucid on my laptop. Unfortunately, with the various 2.6.32 kernels neither hibernate nor suspend work, so I've installed and use the last 2.6.31 kernel that came with Karmic.

Now, I'd like to set it as default, so that I don't need to actively choose it when I boot. The problem is that I can't find a way to set Grub (version 2.0, or 1.96rc, can't remember) to pick the 2.6.31 kernel and if I try to uninstall the 2.6.32-23 kernel synaptic says that linux-generic and linux-headers will also be uninstalled (not just the parts specific to 2.6.32-23). This doesn't sound like a good idea.

Any thoughts?

[Vaphell]

to set some specific menu entry as default
- sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
- change GRUB_DEFAULT to a number that is the position of your selected entry (counting from 0)
- sudo update-grub

[Simplicius]

Thanks! Just what I needed.

[vak]

to set some specific menu entry as default
- sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
- change GRUB_DEFAULT to a number that is the position of your selected entry (counting from 0)
- sudo update-grub

btw, how to be sure about the number of entry if the server is remote and no plesk available?

[SirKingChase]

btw, how to be sure about the number of entry if the server is remote and no plesk available?

I would not recommend doing it remotely I just tried and now I cant log in. Im pretty much screwed until I get home and press the restart button. I miss counted and started with 1 so its probably in the memory test