http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/141/
The most popular requests for editing the /boot/grub/menu.lst file involve changing the default boot option (to Windows instead of Ubuntu) and changing the timeout before a boot option is selected. The other less popular ones would be just bonus features, I guess.

[2818 votes] Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #141


[50 votes] Solution #2: Include StartUp Manager by default


[5 votes] Solution #3: Do both Solution 1 and 2


]]> en-us Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:51:53 +0000 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:50:59 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/141/ Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:56:09 +0000 Administration lineup.]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:40:51 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:50:53 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:11:00 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:55:26 +0000
Meanwhile, if you're on gutsy, you can get it off getdeb.net.]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:29:02 +0000
If I remember correctly BUM used to be included by default in the first couple version of Ubuntu...]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:03:46 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:25:44 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:43:25 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:47:51 +0000
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/1062/]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:06:22 +0000
It wasn't an easy change either, as there appears to be two ways to set the default (a file, and a setting in the menu.lst) both of which must be right, or ... ?

So yes. This is an important gap in the Ubuntu GUI.

]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:21:03 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:25:23 +0000
So the windows power user has to go through forums, get the name ot the thing and set it up ... 3 steps ?!

Why not making a power user setup with all the good stuff available ?

That's what sucks with windows, to make it good you have to download thoose 80 freewares many users will agree they are good, like gom player, treesize, autoruns, unlocker, foldersize, image resize, etc...

]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:24:30 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:26:01 +0000 administration, instead of under applications->system...]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:17:30 +0000 Startup-manager works great. Also, a bit off topic, bootup-manager rocks too. :)]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:43:32 +0000
Mad_Gouki mentioned this, so I think it's important to bring up:

What problems exist with it?]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:14:41 +0000 and finaly an aplication wich check version of ubuntu, if it's the same un pakage the "non home and not aptitude" applys (else ask to user), check source.list (eventually by changing distro name else ask user), (start download missing application on a thread), restore /home, install packages.

or same kind of file but with an internal repositori to be able to put a config on an enough big informatic parc from a minimal config (means retoration apply usable from terminal too)]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:21:17 +0000 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:18:24 +0000 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:45:46 +0000 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:29:14 +0000
- SeySayux]]> Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:55:43 +0000
...probably should be a separate suggestion :)]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:37:24 +0000
Startup Manager ALMOST does the trick, there are some problems with it.

1) it does not include MAP functions for when the other OS is on another secondary hard disk, if you have that configured it simply throws it away and you have to manually edit it again from a backup.

And 2), it's incorrectly named, it should be Bootup Manager (Startup is what the OS does, after you've already selected it, selecting an OS is what you do at **BOOT**). With those things solved I think it ****SHOULD**** be installed by default (at least until bug#1 is not solved).

QGrubEditor has the same problem with the MAP function, but personally I've found it's interface not as friendly as Startup Manager.]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:11:47 +0000 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:04:34 +0000 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:56:51 +0000 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:25:12 +0000 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:04:49 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2008 10:44:13 +0000
However Ubuntu always boots into the latest version for me....

How do I reclaim the real estate on which the old kernals are sitting on ?]]> Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:59:55 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:46:32 +0000 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:22:37 +0000
GRUBConf
http://grubconf.sourceforge.net/

GRUBEd
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=228104

KGRUBEditor
http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=75442]]> Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:56:13 +0000
An option for configuring this in "System - Admin - Boot Options" would be great!]]> Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:11:08 +0000