[Ubuntu Chicago] To Clean GRUB, or not

[Eddie Martinez]

Another thing you can do is edit out the grub menus (in the fstab file? im
not sure on this one) so that all the other options are hidden when you boot
up.

It happens to everyone, so you will not break the universe if you try it.

cheers,

-eddie martinez

On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Tim Madden <maddentim at gmail.com> wrote:

> here is a post on a decent blog that explains how to do it:
>
> http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/10/17/remove-ubuntu-kernels-you-dont-need/
>
> you can also edit the menu.lst file that control the grub screen.  you need
> to sudo to change it.  It is usually located in /boot.  If you google
> something like "menu.lst grub edit ubuntu" you will find instructions.
> There is some guidance within the menu.lst file itself as I recall.
>
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 10:45 AM, Lawrence Frank <frank11540 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> I don't know if I get into 'deep water' here, or maybe I try to take
>> on more than I can handle.
>> Yet, as the old saying goes, "nothing ventured, nothing gained..."
>> Or, maybe I should go with, "if it works, don't fix it..."
>> Regardless, here's my dilemma:
>> My GRUB Boot Screen – IT'S ENORMOUS!
>> With each 'up-date' my choices start become endless...
>>
>> Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-19 Generic
>> Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-19 Generic (Recovery Mode)
>> Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-18 Generic
>> Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-18 Generic (Recovery Mode)
>> Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-17 Generic
>> Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-17 Generic (Recovery Mode)
>> Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16 Generic
>> Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16 Generic (Recovery Mode)
>> Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-14 Generic
>> Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-14 Generic (Recovery Mode)
>> Ubuntu 8.04 MemTest 86+
>> Other Operating Systems:
>> Windows Vista / /Longhorn (Loader)
>> Windows Vista / /Longhorn (Loader)
>> Ubuntu 7.10 kernel 2.6.22-14 Generic (on /DEV / SDA3)
>> Ubuntu 7.10 kernel 2.6.22-14 Generic (Recovery Mode) (on /DEV / SDA3)
>> Ubuntu 7.10 MemTest 86+ (on /DEV / SDA3)
>>
>> I realize, at the bottom of the GRUB screen there are further line
>> commands:
>> "e" for "edit"
>> "c" for "command line"
>> "d" for "delete"
>>
>> Here's my question:
>>
>> If I 'delete' the Ubuntu 8.04 lines 2.6.24-14 through 2.6.24-17 on the
>> GRUB screen, will it affect the latest 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-18 command
>> line?
>>
>> I could be answering my own inquiry, but the reason I question the
>> idea of deleting these lines; I notice 'up-dates' often just 'upgrade'
>> a previously loaded package.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>> (The only reason I hold on to Vista – yuck – certain business programs
>> still require Windows)
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Lawrence Frank
>>
>> Lawrence_Frank at ComCast.net
>> or
>> Frank11540 at GMail.com
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Lawrence & Dianne Frank
>>
>> " Do not condemn the judgment of another because it differs from your
>> own. You may both be wrong."
>>
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>
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