{"id":2930,"date":"2020-03-27T00:32:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T19:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/blog\/?p=2930"},"modified":"2020-03-29T11:34:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T06:04:51","slug":"how-to-install-and-use-grub-customizer-on-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.24x7serversupport.com\/blog\/how-to-install-and-use-grub-customizer-on-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install and Use Grub Customizer on Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> Grub customizer is a handy graphical tool that you can use to change the  default settings in the grub bootloader. The tool allows you to add, or  rearrange entries in the boot menu. Additionally, You can modify kernel  parameters, change time delay during the booting process and also make  aesthetic configurations such as checking background image or text  color. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Add Grub customizer PPA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To start off, we will begin by installing the tool. To do so, open your terminal by pressing\u00a0 <strong>CTRL + ALT +T <\/strong>With the terminal opened,\u00a0 run the command below to add the grub PPA repository  in your system. The PPA will come with additional software that will  help you update and upgrade the software from the repository in the  future<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007\/grub-customizer<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sample output<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/linoxide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2.-Add-Customizer-PPS.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\" Add Grub Customizer PPA\" class=\"wp-image-22926\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Update Ubuntu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have successfully installed the PPA, update your system by running the command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"> sudo apt update<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sample output<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/linoxide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3.-update-the-system.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"update the system\" class=\"wp-image-22930\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Installation Grub Customizer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, install grub customizer by running the command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">$ sudo apt install grub-customizer<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sample output<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/linoxide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4.-Install-grub-customizer-1.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Install grub customizer\" class=\"wp-image-22932\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When prompted, hit Y&nbsp; to allow the installation to proceed on your system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the customizer tool already installed, you can check its version by running the command<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">$ grub-customizer --version<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sample output<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/linoxide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5-Check-grub-customizer-version.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Check grub customizer version\" class=\"wp-image-22934\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4: Launching&nbsp; grub-customizer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To launch the tool, head out to your terminal and run the command<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">$ grub-customizer<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, you can use the system Dash search to search as shown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/linoxide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6.-grub-customizer.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"grub customizer\" class=\"wp-image-22936\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to change boot loader menu order<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s\n common to find a dual-boot setup where Linux is the default or primary \nbootloader. When you install Linux alongside Windows, Linux \nautomatically becomes the default Operating System. For users who would \nwant to make the Windows OS be the first entry in the boot menu follow \nthe steps below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong>&nbsp; Launch grub customizer tool. Scroll down and click on the Windows entry as shown below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/linoxide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/grub-customizer.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"grub customizer\" class=\"wp-image-22938\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2:&nbsp;<\/strong>Click on the Arrow up button to move the Windows Entry up in a step-wise manner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/linoxide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Click-on-Arrow-up-to-move-Windows-entry-up.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arrow up button grub customizer\" class=\"wp-image-22940\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This will move the entry to the top as shown below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/linoxide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Windows-entry-moved-to-first-position.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows-entry-moved-to-first-position\" class=\"wp-image-22942\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3:&nbsp;<\/strong>Finally, click on the &#8216;<strong>Save<\/strong>&#8216; button to save the changes in the boot menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/linoxide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Click-on-Save-button.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Click-on-Save-button\" class=\"wp-image-22944\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon\n a restart, the Windows item will be first on the Boot menu list. Other \nchanges you can make with the tool include reducing the boot time among \nothers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grub customizer is a handy graphical tool that you can use to change the default settings in the grub bootloader. The tool allows you to add, or rearrange entries in the boot menu. 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