Re: svlug Digest, Vol 431, Issue 5

In Debian you've /etc/default/grub that may be a safer place where to 
store local changes during updates.

On 07/12/2016 08:36 AM, Chaiken, Alison wrote:
> Friends, are you too irrationally annoyed by GRUB's listing all kernel
> choices except for one as 'Advanced options' in the bootloader menu?
> Would you like to see all the error messages at boot automatically
> rather than having to edit /boot/grub/grub.cfg by hand and remove
> 'quiet'?   Here's how.
>
> Add these two lines to /etc/grub.d/10_linux:
>
>    export GRUB_DISABLE_SUBMENU=y
>    export GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""
>
> Then generate a new grub.cfg file:
>
>    grub-mkconfig -o /tmp/foo
>
> Check the file:
>
>    grub-script-check /tmp/foo
>
> Install!
>
>     cp /boot/grub/grub.cfg /boot/grub/grub.cfg_dist
>     cp /tmp/foo /boot/grub/grub.cfg
>
> Now when you get a new kernel package from your distro, or compile your
> own kernel, GRUB will adhere to your wishes.
>
> NOTE: you're crazy to care about this, or to even consider following my
> advice.
>
> Best,
> Alison
>
> ---
> Alison Chaiken                      [email protected], 650-279-5600
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