Duplicated Entries on Grub Screen (SOLVED)
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Duplicated Entries on Grub Screen (SOLVED)
I have three distros on the machine with the mx18 controlling the grub. However Mx18 is only listed once but Pclinux has duplicated entries . I have tried the latest version of Grub customizer which although on screen shows that the entries are removed at restart they are all still listed. I think I have had this problem previously but cannot find the tread.
Last edited by Fornhamfred on Wed Jun 26, 2019 5:18 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Duplicated Entries on Grub Screen
You need to disable os_prober within each other install, with either setting this with /etc/default/grubFornhamfred wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 6:54 am I have three distros on the machine with the mx18 controlling the grub. However Mx18 is only listed once but Pclinux has duplicated entries . I have tried the latest version of Grub customizer which although on screen shows that the entries are removed at restart they are all still listed. I think I have had this problem previously but cannot find the tread.
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GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=true
unset the execution bit of /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober
e.g. by
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sudo chmod -x /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober
you might need to disable other os-prober scripts as well.
After having done this do run
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sudo update-grub
Now boot into MX18 (which has the "controling" GRUB-menu) and also run
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sudo update-grub
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Re: Duplicated Entries on Grub Screen
I read the thread title and immediately thought, "must be grub-customiser at fault" before I even opened the thread.
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Re: Duplicated Entries on Grub Screen
Thanks for your help. Needed to do both entries before the duplicates were removed in PcLinux.fehlix wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 7:28 amYou need to disable os_prober within each other install, with either setting this with /etc/default/grubFornhamfred wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 6:54 am I have three distros on the machine with the mx18 controlling the grub. However Mx18 is only listed once but Pclinux has duplicated entries . I have tried the latest version of Grub customizer which although on screen shows that the entries are removed at restart they are all still listed. I think I have had this problem previously but cannot find the tread.orCode: Select all
GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=true
unset the execution bit of /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober
e.g. byAs grub customizer changes a lot of those internal grub-script with /etc/grub.d/,Code: Select all
sudo chmod -x /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober
you might need to disable other os-prober scripts as well.
After having done this do runwhen booted into the other installs.Code: Select all
sudo update-grub
Now boot into MX18 (which has the "controling" GRUB-menu) and also runAs mentioned grub-customizer changes a lot, I'd rather prefer to stay away from grub customizer, as it tends to break grub one day sooner ar later.Code: Select all
sudo update-grub
What alternatives have we got to grub customizer?
Re: Duplicated Entries on Grub Screen (SOLVED)
There's an easy solution to this: Give control of GRUB to PCLinuxOS. Grub customizer works perfectly in PCLinuxOS. I find that in MX-Linux it always reports an error when you try to save the changes, and nothing gets changed.
It's a shame, because the utilities in MX-Linux, plus a bit of hacking, allow you to create a menu to your own tastes, but won't allow you to be selective about the menus.
It's a shame, because the utilities in MX-Linux, plus a bit of hacking, allow you to create a menu to your own tastes, but won't allow you to be selective about the menus.
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