There isn't a menu.lst file in boot/grub/
[editline]14th January 2011[/editline]
But I want to edit the options that show up (remove a few) and rename the operating systems to a more suitable name.
That's odd, I just installed Arch an hour or so ago and I'm 100% sure that menu.lst is in /boot/grub
[QUOTE=Encryption;27422605]There isn't a menu.lst file in boot/grub/
[editline]14th January 2011[/editline]
But I want to edit the options that show up (remove a few) and rename the operating systems to a more suitable name.[/QUOTE]
You're using Linux Mint, if I recall correctly. Protip: tell us what distro you're using when you ask for help. Linux Mint uses grub2 which uses a different setup than traditional grub. See manual page: [url]https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2[/url]
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To remove old kernel versions from the list, delete the old unused kernels. Open a terminal and type in:
[code]sudo update-grub[/code]
This will cause grub to recreate its grub.cfg based on any changes you've made. No changes have been made, so something like the following should be seen.
[code]Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-24-generic-pae
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-24-generic-pae
[b]Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic-pae[/b]
[b]Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic-pae[/b]
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda1
done[/code]
The bolded are the old versions we need to remove. Be sure to check the version number (2.6.35-22) and make sure it's the oldest on each one before you remove, before doing this:
[code]sudo rm /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic-pae
sudo rm /boot/initrd.img-2.6.35-22-generic-pae[/code]
It's easiest to just copy and paste the file names. To do this, in most terminals it should be shift-ctrl-C and shift-ctrl-V.
From what I read on the ubuntu wiki or forums I think it's better to uninstall the old kernel packages.
Thanks, I had to generate the grub.cfg and just commented out the few things I didn't want to show up.
That's ok for now, but next time you update your kernel they're going to be back.
[QUOTE=Boris-B;27432081]That's ok for now, but next time you update your kernel they're going to be back.[/QUOTE]
Whenever I update grub I just have to re edit the cfg file. But now I know :v:
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