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I have noticed that since some time ago, the following warning message appears when updating grub:

Warning: Setting GRUB_TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no longer supported.

cat /etc/default/grub

lists the following options:

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nomdmonddf nomdmonisw fsck.mode=force"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

Supposing the following:

  • I don't use grub menu.

  • I want the boot process not to be slowed down by some grub timeout.

What are the valid options for me?

Removing the line:

GRUB_TIMEOUT=10

or something else?

OS: Linux Mint 18.2 Cinnamon 64-bit.

Vlastimil Burián
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1 Answers1

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I tried different combinations and the result is, that for the file:

/etc/default/grub

in my case, when I don't want the grub menu to appear at all, removing the following line, works:

GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0

while setting:

GRUB_TIMEOUT=0

Afterwards, don't forget to run:

sudo update-grub

The warning no longer appears.

Vlastimil Burián
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