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c/linux · by Interstellar_1@pawb.social · 2y

This hasn't been fixed, at this point should I just reinstall? {Solved}

cross-posted from: https://pawb.social/post/7200764

I can't edit /etc/default/grub

I'm trying to update my grub boot order back to booting the first option instead of the second, so I run sudo nano /etc/default/grub, but it brings up this, which is not the file I want to edit.

I'm on fedora 38

It has been solved!

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18 Comments

dgriffith@aussie.zone · 19 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Read the first couple of lines in that file, they provide a vital clue as to where you should be looking and what you should be doing.

Interstellar_1@pawb.social · 2 pts · 2y

Sorry, I think I forgot to update my original post to mention this, but I think I somehow overwrote this file with the contents of grub.cfg so that file is no help to me.

thantik@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

This guy right here...he knows what he's doing. :)

We used to just say "RTFM", but this is nicer.

Try grub2-mkconfig

Starbuck@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Don’t you go and reinstall, learn how to fix this

Morphit@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

It stinks: https://youtu.be/SHcqNVjGJN4

Starbuck@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

How have I never seen that before. It’s perfection

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chameleon@kbin.social · 13 pts · 2y (1 reply)

sudo mv /etc/default/grub /root/old_etcdefaultgrub to get it out of the way, then sudo dnf reinstall /etc/default/grub to reinstall the package that provides it, giving you a fresh unmodified copy. Should work for practically any config file on Fedora.

Interstellar_1@pawb.social · 2 pts · 2y

I did this and it worked! Thanks so much !

billgamesh@lemmy.ml · 12 pts · 2y

superuser.com/questions/469249/how-can-i-restore-grub-for-fedora ... maybe try rming that file, then /sbin/grub-install. All else fails, use package manager to purge and reinstall grub

bceuhwps@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Fedora uses grubby to edit grub. Read documentation. Do some research.

Interstellar_1@pawb.social · 2 pts · 2y

Cool, thanks I'll check this out.

Jordan_U@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I was helping you there and asked you to back up configs and post some information.

Once you've done that I think actually getting things back the way they should be will go fine.

Interstellar_1@pawb.social · 3 pts · 2y

Oops, sorry, I must have missed that. Tomorrow I'll try grubby, and if that doesn't work I'll get that information back to you.

CaptDust@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)
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Interstellar_1@pawb.social · 1 pts · 2y

Thanks!

Pantherina@feddit.de · 6 pts · 2y

No you should not reinstall the system.

You use grubby to change grub configs afaik

catloaf@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Did you even try? A bunch of people, including myself, gave you plenty of suggestions.

If you're expecting to have your hand held and the solutions spoon-fed, consider Windows or macOS. If you want to use Linux, you have to help yourself, or at least help us help you.

Interstellar_1@pawb.social · 5 pts · 2y

I am sorry, I have been very busy and was planning on getting back to this when I have the time. I have done a lot of searching over the past months, and the comments on this post have mostly been very helpful and seem like they will work, so that's great actually. I am sorry if my post comes off as lazy or something, because that is not my intent.