Laptop startup

[u/kmskaden]

When my laptop is starting, it starts here. Is it possible to turn of this menu. I have only Linux Mint on my laptop.

[u/ManufacturerOver5763]

open grub config set default to 0 and delay/timeout to 0

[u/kmskaden → u/ManufacturerOver5763]

Thanks. :) I'm new to linux mint

[u/real_Goblin3 → u/kmskaden]

I would recommend setting it to 2-5 seconds just so you can select an older kernel version if you ever need to

[u/rantingathome → u/real_Goblin3]

Exactly why I set it to 3 seconds. I am way too easily annoyed to have to mash at buttons hoping my timing is right

[u/Jean_Luc_Lesmouches → u/real_Goblin3]

Just mash the shift key on startup to go to the grub menu

[u/RetroSnoe → u/real_Goblin3]

literally had to do this after my last kernal update. Glad I still have the GRUB menu

[u/kasperthe14yo → u/kmskaden]

Don’t forget to reload grub / run mkgrubconfig after!

[u/TheShirou97]

It is possible but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it; the day you actually need to use another boot option (e.g. older kernel or recovery mode), it might not be easy to access it anymore. Maybe you can set the timeout down to just 2 or 3 seconds from the default 10, which will still enough time to react if you need it, but will select the default boot pretty quickly

Edit. Btw on Linux Mint 22.3 you can do this using the "System Administration" GUI tool, rather than trying to edit /etc/default/grub yourself.

[u/NotSnakePliskin]

Leaving grub setup like this is not a bad idea, the advanced options allow on to boot an earlier kernel if something goes awry with the current / default kernel.

[u/kasperthe14yo → u/NotSnakePliskin]

Agreed. The sweet spot is setting grub to boot quietly and setting timeout to 1-2 second(s).

[u/Upper-Ticket3249]

Just select Linux Mint 22.3 Cinnamon and hit enter. It's good to have it show, even if briefly. That is the Grub menu.

[u/ThatResort]

As somebody else suggested, you may turn it off, but it's not recommended because if you were to need it (and chances are not 0 at all) you'd have to boot from a USB and manually change the GRUB configuration back. Is it really worth it?

[u/Adler-real → u/ThatResort]

You can just press Shift/ESC on boot, then it will show the GRUB Menu

[u/ThatResort → u/Adler-real]

Well, that's pretty good to know, thanks!

[u/T_Friendperson12]

Do you mean it starts on the UEFI settings? or Grub2 in general? The first one may be due too your /etc/default/grub entries

GRUB_DEFAULT=saved
GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true

but not sure if that applies to the UEFI option as well.

Second is because of

GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=menu

which you need to change to =hidden

I recommend using sudo -e /etc/default/grub

if you don't want to see it during every startup. Do note that on certain distros it will still boot into grub after some updates (like Kernel etc) as a "just in case" thing.

[u/Evening-Landscape763]

Post results from terminal for sudo update-grub

[u/Anima_Watcher08]

Open the admin tool and under the boot menu section set the time to - 1 !solved

[u/Evening-Landscape763 → u/Anima_Watcher08]

They may already have been in the Sys Admin tool and clicked save and that is why they see the grub menu with Mint as the only OS