Hello Linux Geeksters. As the name suggests, GRUB2 Editor is a KDE application that enables the users to manage the GRUB2 entries.
It has the following features:
- Manage default boot entry
- Manage boot timeout
- Manage boot resolutions
- Manage boot menu colors
- Manage boot menu theme
- Manage linux kernel arguments
- Save and update the configuration files of GRUB2
- Recover GRUB2
- Remove old entries
- Create and preview GRUB2 splash images
The latest version available is GRUB2 Editor 0.6.4, which has been released recently. For more information about the changes brougth to the latest version, see the release notes.
In this article I will show you how to install GRUB2 Editor 0.6.4 on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 15 Olivia, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Pear OS 8, Debian Wheezy and Debian Squeeze.
Follow the instructions for your system exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install GRUB2 Editor 0.6.4 on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Linux Mint 15 Olivia and Pear OS 8:
$ sudo sed -i '$ a\deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:ksmanis/xUbuntu_13.04/ /' /etc/apt/sources.list
$ wget -q http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:ksmanis/xUbuntu_13.04/Release.key -O- | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install kcm-grub2
How to install GRUB2 Editor 0.6.4 on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 13 Maya and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna:
$ sudo sed -i '$ a\deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:ksmanis/xUbuntu_12.04/ /' /etc/apt/sources.list
$ wget -q http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:ksmanis/xUbuntu_12.04/Release.key -O- | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install kcm-grub2
How to install GRUB2 Editor 0.6.4 on Debian Wheezy:
$ sudo sed -i '$ a\deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:ksmanis/Debian_7.0/ /' /etc/apt/sources.list
$ wget -q http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:ksmanis/Debian_7.0/Release.key -O- | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install kcm-grub2
How to install GRUB2 Editor 0.6.4 on Debian Squeeze:
$ sudo sed -i '$ a\deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:ksmanis/Debian_6.0/ /' /etc/apt/sources.list
$ wget -q http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:ksmanis/Debian_6.0/Release.key -O- | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install kcm-grub2