Linux Mint Multi-boot start-up page only 10 seconds [SOLVED]

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Linux Mint Multi-boot start-up page only 10 seconds [SOLVED]

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Hi,

I have a multi-boot set-up of Linux Mint, Windows Vista and Windows XP. The start-up screen for Linux lasts only 10 seconds. Can I make it longer than that? I searched online in duckduckgo.com and found nothing, except Windows and Linux not syncing the clock properly.

With Windows Vista boot screen I can change it in Windows Vista in the Control Panel and System Settings.

Thank you.
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Re: Linux Mint Multi-boot start-up page only 10 seconds

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Open /etc/default/grub in your text editor.

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gksudo xed   /etc/default/grub
Change the time from 10 seconds to longer
Change this line:
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
Then after any change to the grub config files, you need to run the command:

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sudo update-grub
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Re: Linux Mint Multi-boot start-up page only 10 seconds

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Thanks for the commands austin.texas

So doing changes such as this is similar to registry edits in Windows OS's?

Another example is changing the Swap use between RAM and the HDD or SSD (swappiness)?
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SyncroScales wrote:So doing changes such as this is similar to registry edits in Windows OS's?
I don't have a clue - the last Windows I used was Windows 95, many years ago...
SyncroScales wrote:Another example is changing the Swap use between RAM and the HDD or SSD (swappiness)?
No. That is a completely different subject with very different ways to modify that behavior.
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Re: Linux Mint Multi-boot start-up page only 10 seconds [SOLVED]

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If I or another user made the changes to the multi-boot start up page, is there a record of this or a System Restore feature in Linux?

I know the process is easy to do and undo. But I am curious.
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SyncroScales wrote:So doing changes such as this is similar to registry edits in Windows OS's?
You could say it's similar, but there are significant differences. Registry edits in Windows usually involve adding a new "key" that exposes a hidden functionality or changes a default behaviour, and you can only effectively edit the registry by using the registry editor to navigate through multiple layers of the registry hierarchy until you find the correct location to modify.

Most things in Linux are set up in a more straightforward way, where a simple plain text file contains settings that the user can tweak to his liking. You open the file with a plain text editor, change the setting you want to modify, then resave the file. Some programs, such as grub, also require you to run a command to apply the changes you just made. The text files that control Linux behaviour usually expose far more configuration options than the Windows registry does, so it's easier to change Linux to your liking than it is to change Windows.

If you're looking for a "System Restore"-esque ability for Linux, look at the program Timeshift. It allows you to do basically the same thing. AFAIK Timeshift is going to be included by default in Mint 18.3.
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Re: Linux Mint Multi-boot start-up page only 10 seconds [SOLVED]

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Thanks for the information.

Can the boot loader start up screen change it's count down on it's own? Say from 10 seconds to 30 seconds? Mine apparently did and I changed nothing yet.
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I noticed on my laptop that there is no count down. But there is on the desktop.
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