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When i installed ubuntu on my windows vista machine, i had two menuitems for ubuntu and two menuitems for windows vista in the grub boot menu. I edited the boot menu list file and set vista as my default boot operating system. So, if i don't hit enter, it by defaults boots into windows.
Since i use both operating systems, after running ubuntu update manager, the boot menu items is growing. Looks like it is growing whenever there is a kernel update. How to fix this so that i only have 2 menuitems of the latest ubuntu version and recovery mode and also the windows menu items.
Here is how my boot menu looks like
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ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-15-generic
ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-15-generic (recovery mode)
ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-14-generic
ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-14-generic (recovery mode)
ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-11-generic
ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-11-generic (recovery mode)
ubuntu 9.04, memtest86+
Others operating systems:
Windows Vista (loader)
Windows Vista (loader)

 
Please help how to fix this?

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asked by jack
46 weeks 3 days ago



2 Answers

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Just install "Update-Manager" and have a look in the advanced options.

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answer by oid4aaeb509b...
45 weeks 1 day ago
  • Sorry - its late the right name is "startup-manager" - oid4aaeb509b... 45 weeks 1 day ago
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    This is really easy. Please follow these steps
     

    • Click on System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager
    • In quick search textbox type linux-generic
    • Click and select all the old kernel versions you want to get removed (except the latest kernel)
    • Right click and select the option Mark for Complete Removal
    • Now click on the Apply button on the top toolbar
    • Ubuntu will completely remove these kernels and the boot menu will be updated automatically with the latest kernel

     

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    answer by oid4a4455943...
    42 weeks 3 days ago

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