Adding Fedora to Linux Mint grub.cfg

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Basie

Adding Fedora to Linux Mint grub.cfg

Post by Basie »

From what I have read I realize I am using Grub2. I made an entry in boot>grub.cfg but it didn't seem to translate to the boot menu. I have done this many times in the past using Grub. So I'm lost and could use some help accomplish this task in Grub2. Thanks for any help.
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mick55

Re: Adding Fedora to Linux Mint grub.cfg

Post by mick55 »

You need to update GRUB after you edit it.Run this command to do so.

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sudo update-grub
Once it’s complete, reboot to see the results.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Grub2#Adding%20 ... 20Grub%202
vincent

Re: Adding Fedora to Linux Mint grub.cfg

Post by vincent »

Oh, and you aren't actually supposed to edit /boot/grub/grub.cfg, if that's what you've done. You can, but that defeats the whole purpose of the slew of grub config scripts that come with Grub 2 to supposedly make configuration easier and safer. Whether it accomplishes its purpose is entirely up for debate though...

Grub 2 should automatically recognize Fedora when running the "sudo update-grub" command, even without tinkering with any config files. If it doesn't, you'll have to add a custom entry in one of Grub 2's config files (gksudo gedit /etc/grub.d/40_custom) and then run "sudo update-grub" once more. Get used to running "sudo update-grub" if you want to change anything at all to do with Grub 2.
Basie

Re: Adding Fedora to Linux Mint grub.cfg

Post by Basie »

Thanks. That worked great. Reminds me a little of LILO. One of the reasons I liked Grub was changes to the grub.conf or menu.lst did not have to be updated. Simple enough though. I tried Mint early on. Was not very
impressed. This version is in another class. Good job guys.
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