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Change default Operating System at boot

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By Juergen Haas, About.com

Change default Operating System at boot

To change the Operating System which starts by default when booting, it is necessary to edit the configuration file for booting.

  • Make a backup of your boot configuration file, and open it in a text editor:

    sudo cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst_backup gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
  • Find this line:

    ... default 0 ...
  • Replace with the following line:

    default X_sequence
  • Save the edited file (an example)

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