[xubuntu-users] Grub - How to Remove Entries from Boot Menu

[lukshuntim at gmail.com]

On 10/28/2015 03:06 AM, Rog wrote:
> I am now convinced that the problem arises during installation or update
> of grub. update-grub yields this:
>
>     # update-grub
>
>     Generating grub configuration file ...
>
>     Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-66-generic
>
>     Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-66-generic
>
>     Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-92-generic
>
>     Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-92-generic
>
>     Adding Windows
>
>     Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.elf
>
>     Found memtest86+ image: /memtest86+.bin
>
>     Found Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda1
>
>     Found Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sdc1
>
>     Found Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sdc2
>
>     done
>
> sda1 and sdc1 have small HPFS/NTFS partitions. sdc1 is likely the small
> partition that Windows adds during installation, a "system required . .
> .", 105 MB partition. (Win-7 is installed on sdc2.)
>
> I guess I'll just live with these extra / needless entries in the grub
> boot menu at startup - I don't want to screw up a working, dual-boot
> system! I'm also surmising that the entries would reappear when a update
> and grub refresh occurs.
>
> Thanks to Hartmut and others who have offered suggestions.
>
> /Roger
>
>

Hi Roger,

I wouldn't call it a "problem". :-)

In case you want to tweak it later, there's (debian/ubuntu specific) 
information here

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

Try search for 30_os-prober.

Regards,
ST
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