Hi there ,

I installed Kubuntu on my Computer which dual Boots with Windows . When i first installed it i had at Grub the following options the normal start into Kubuntu and also the recovery mode...and the other OS . I did all kind of updates and now have a endless line of Boot options ...see screen"photo" attached.

how do i reduce this foreverlong line in Grub?

Thanks for the feedbacks,

rcm

Open /boot/grub/menu.lst. with Kate and edit out the extraneous entries. Save the flie and you should be ok.

Good luck.

Hi RCM

Your Linux installation asks you what sort of processor your computer is using. K7 is a AMD processor from Socket A (I belief) and 686 is Intel Pentium II and up, 386 must be clear that one is for any processor after the famous 80386 which started all this multitasking stuff.

The other selection you have is 2 versions of the kernel (heart of the operating system), the higher the number the newer the version. It is adviced to select the newest versions, only when you need to be compatible with some software drivers you need to select the older version. (But in your case kernel 2.6.15-26 is already widely supported)

Recovery talks for its self, if you have a Linux installation installed on your hard drive and for some reason cannot boot from that anymore you can boot your computer in the recovery mode.

Grub; Removing lines or editing Grub config files is not something I advice for newbies or even advanced users. Only edit Grub if you know exactly what you do, and only to fix a problem.

Kernels; I normally keep around 3 kernel versions installed in my installation, this can be helpful if for some reason one other fails. Uninstalling older ones frees around 35mb space on your hard drive. The kernels I keep are the original installation kernel, helpful if I need to recover from my CD's, and the last 2 updated kernels. (Uninstalling older kernels also reduce the lines in Grub)

Hi RCM

Your Linux installation asks you what sort of processor your computer is using. K7 is a AMD processor from Socket A (I belief) and 686 is Intel Pentium II and up, 386 must be clear that one is for any processor after the famous 80386 which started all this multitasking stuff.

The other selection you have is 2 versions of the kernel (heart of the operating system), the higher the number the newer the version. It is adviced to select the newest versions, only when you need to be compatible with some software drivers you need to select the older version. (But in your case kernel 2.6.15-26 is already widely supported)

Recovery talks for its self, if you have a Linux installation installed on your hard drive and for some reason cannot boot from that anymore you can boot your computer in the recovery mode.

Grub; Removing lines or editing Grub config files is not something I advice for newbies or even advanced users. Only edit Grub if you know exactly what you do, and only to fix a problem.

Kernels; I normally keep around 3 kernel versions installed in my installation, this can be helpful if for some reason one other fails. Uninstalling older ones frees around 35mb space on your hard drive. The kernels I keep are the original installation kernel, helpful if I need to recover from my CD's, and the last 2 updated kernels. (Uninstalling older kernels also reduce the lines in Grub)

Thank you Richard-BKK

I understand what you are saying and keep that in mind but this is a long long annoying list so i would like to reduce it at least and keep the last few kernels on ther anyways.

I tried /boot/grub/menu.lst but couldn't save it as i haven't got the rights(not root)...on suse i got into root as su and then password how do i get into root on Kubuntu?

Any advise?thx in advance

rcm

This is how to enable root login in Kubuntu:

#sudo passwd root

Enter the password you would like for root.

Then you need to edit the file /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc.

#sudo kate /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc

Then edit the part that looks like this.

# Allow root logins?

# Default is true

AllowRootLogin=false

And set that to true. Save, and log out.

This is how to enable root login in Kubuntu:

#sudo passwd root

Enter the password you would like for root.

Then you need to edit the file /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc.

#sudo kate /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc

Then edit the part that looks like this.

# Allow root logins?

# Default is true

AllowRootLogin=false

And set that to true. Save, and log out.

Hi ,

i set the password but i can not save this action:

# Allow root logins?

# Default is true

AllowRootLogin=false

And set that to true. Save, and log out.

I get this message when i try to save it

"The document could not be saved, as it was not possible to write to file:///etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc.

Check that you have write access to this file or that enough disk space is available."

well, i have enough disk space ....any workaround?

thx,

rcm

Instead of sudo kate try kdesu kate to start the editor.