Adjust the boot menu wait time for Ubuntu 10.10

I have previously introduced the method of changing the boot order with Windows by modifying the /boot/grub/menu.lst file. However, this is based on Linux being the prioritized boot option. If Windows uses MBR as the prioritized system to boot, then the issue becomes simpler. Windows provides a visual management menu to specify the default operating system to boot your computer.

In the boot menu of Ubuntu 10.10 (already managed by the Ubuntu boot system), there will be multiple options, mainly for kernel selection. The default wait time is set to 10 seconds. After entering the desktop, I didn't see any program that can manage this wait time option, so we'll use gedit to adjust the boot menu's wait time.

Press the Ctrl+Alt+t key combination to open the terminal and type:

sudo gedit /etc/default/grub

Then enter the administrator password.

On approximately the seventh line, you'll see the code: GRUB_TIMEOUT=10

This is the option for the GRUB boot wait time. Change the number 10 to your desired value. The unit is in seconds.

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