The simplest way to edit grub menu listing in Ubuntu 10.10 is by changing the default operating system that your system makes use of  to load is done with the help of the most advanced ‘Start-Up Manager’. In this option you will have to select the option titled “Default Operating system”. Now the default operating system has to be modified in Ubuntu 10.10 by following a number of steps.

Step 1

Open terminal window

We first have to open the terminal window which is present within the accessories option in the applications category in your system.

Step 2

Cd/ etc/ grub.d

This step denotes that you should boot the LiveCD to your corresponding desktop.

Step 3

Is -1

Then you should type the command as is -1 which denotes that the specified files begin with a numerical number or integer. It consists of an aggregate of eight shell files and the corresponding scripts are executed in the numerical order.

Step 4

sudo mv 30_os-prober 06_os-prober

You should type this command in order to transfer the non-Linux based operating system to the top of the list.

Step 5

cd/ etc/ default

It is not necessary that you should type this command. But you can give this command in order to refresh the whole system.

Step 6

sudo gedit grub

The typing of this command and running it results in the generation of the specified output that updates the booting processes of the grub with the help of a graphic terminal in Ubuntu 10.10.

Step 7

The string that has been coded as “quiet splash” should be converted in to simply “splash”. Removing the term ‘quiet’ enables you to have full view of the functioning taking place during boot.

Step 8

sudo update-grub

Once you type this command, it results in the booting of the operating system of your default boot choice.

Step 9

cd/ boot/grub

This command enables the booting of the LiveCD ROM through Grub.

Step 10

sudo mv grub.cfg grubOLD.cfg

This command is typed in the terminal screen in order to patch up the grub from the old one by renaming it to the new one for grub.cfg.

Step 11

sudo grub-mkconfig- o grub.cfg

This command is typed in the terminal page in order to generate a new grub.cfg file.

Step 12

gedit grub.cfg

This command finally is used to edit the grub.cfg file. 

Step 13

Finally verify grub.cfg and make it confirm that you have non-Linux based OS at the top of the list.

Step 14

The final step is to restart the Linux for the testing of your specified work.

Thus the grub menu listing has been successfully edited in Ubuntu 10.10.