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How to Install Grub Customizer on Centos 7

To Install Grub Customizer on Centos 7

Grub Customizer is a graphical tool used to manage the Grub bootloader in centos. It allows the users to set the default OS, add or remove boot entries, set a background image, etc. Installation of Grub Customizer on centos 7 is discussed in this article.

Features

Rename, move or delete the menu entries Create or edit the contents of menu entries Support GRUB2

Installation

Install the Grub Customizer run the following command. 
[root@linuxhelp ~]# yum install grub-customizer.x86_64 
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: ftp.iitm.ac.in
 * epel: mirror.nes.co.id
 * extras: ftp.iitm.ac.in
 * updates: ftp.iitm.ac.in
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package grub-customizer.x86_64 0:5.0.8-1.el7 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

=============================================================================================
 Package                    Arch              Version                  Repository       Size
=============================================================================================
Installing:
 grub-customizer            x86_64            5.0.8-1.el7              epel            663 k

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================================
Install  1 Package

Total download size: 663 k
Installed size: 2.3 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
warning: /var/cache/yum/x86_64/7/epel/packages/grub-customizer-5.0.8-1.el7.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID 352c64e5: NOKEY
Public key for grub-customizer-5.0.8-1.el7.x86_64.rpm is not installed
grub-customizer-5.0.8-1.el7.x86_64.rpm                                | 663 kB  00:00:00     
Retrieving key from file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
Importing GPG key 0x352C64E5:
 Userid     : "Fedora EPEL (7) <epel@fedoraproject.org>"
 Fingerprint: 91e9 7d7c 4a5e 96f1 7f3e 888f 6a2f aea2 352c 64e5
 Package    : epel-release-7-11.noarch (@extras)
 From       : /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-7
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
  Installing : grub-customizer-5.0.8-1.el7.x86_64                                        1/1 
  Verifying  : grub-customizer-5.0.8-1.el7.x86_64                                        1/1 

Installed:
  grub-customizer.x86_64 0:5.0.8-1.el7                                                       

Complete!

To open the Grub Customizer, type grub on the search bar and click the displayed icon.

Now the Grub Customizer will display as shown below. Here you can manage the Grub boot-loader.

verify the version of grub-customizer.

With this, the method to install Grub-Customizer on centos 7 comes to an end.

Tag : GRUB
FAQ
Q
How do I load a kernel in grub?
A
The first line sets the partition that the root filesystem is on. The second line tells GRUB the location of the kernel you want to use. Start typing /boot/vmli , and then use tab-completion to fill in the rest. Type root=/dev/sdX to set the location of the root filesystem.
Q
What is Grub Customizer?
A
Grub Customizer is a graphical tool for managing the Grub boot entries in Linux. Grub Customizer allows the user to edit the menu entries from the GRUB booting screen. The users can also add/remove entries, change the boot order, set the background image.
Q
What is the stable PPA can be used for installation on linux mint for Grub Customizer?
A
You can use the same ppa used in Ubuntu for
Grub Customizer
"add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer"
Q
How to Install Grub Customizer on Centos 7?
A
Install the Grub Customizer run the following command.
# yum install grub-customizer.x86_64
Q
what is the use of grub Customizer?
A
Grub Customizer is a graphical tool used to manage the Grub bootloader in centos. It allows the users to set the default OS, add or remove boot entries, set a background image, etc.