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Decrease GRUB timeout

I have a dual boot configuration with ubuntu 10.10 and windows. What's the best way to configure grub so that the wait time is 2 seconds instead of 10 seconds?

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Run this in your terminal:

sudo -H gedit /etc/default/grub

This will open up the grub configuration file. Look a line similar to GRUB_TIMEOUT=0 (Here I have set the grub time to 0). Change the number to 2 or whatever time you desire (in seconds).

Save the file and run 

sudo update-grub
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  • What's the trade-off here? What do I lose by doing this?
    – Louis Thibault
    Jul 20, 2017 at 10:26
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    You have less time to choose another OS or startup parameter.
    – Tuxedo Joe
    Oct 13, 2018 at 7:28
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Found this in a related post: You can install a program called StartUp-Manager.

The package is called startupmanager. You can search for this in the Ubuntu Software Centre or Synaptic or run sudo apt-get install startupmanager in a terminal.

After it's installed, it is available in the System > Administration menu options.

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You can change it in /etc/default/grub and then run update-grub.

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You can download Startup manager from Software Center to use GUI

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  • For a newbie this is the easiest way of doing it.
    – Chakra
    Oct 23, 2010 at 5:31

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