GRUB2 Editor

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Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): https://cgit.kde.org/kcm-grub2.git/

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Description:

A KDE Control Module for configuring the GRUB2 bootloader.

Smoothly integrated in KDE System Settings, it is the central place for managing your GRUB2 configuration. Supports many GRUB2 configuration options, most notably:

* Manage default boot entry
* Manage boot timeout
* Manage boot resolutions
* Manage boot menu colors
* Manage boot menu theme
* Manage linux kernel arguments
* Save and update the configuration files of GRUB2

Extra features include:

* Recover GRUB2
* Remove old entries
* Create and preview GRUB2 splash images

Related Blog: http://ksmanis.wordpress.com/category/grub2-editor/
SourceForge Page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/kcm-grub2/
KDE-Apps.org Page: http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=139643
KDE Extragear Page: https://projects.kde.org/projects/extragear/sysadmin/kcm-grub2

For installation instructions see the INSTALL file.

Release Announcement:
Version 0.6.4: http://ksmanis.wordpress.com/2013/10/12/grub2-editor-v0-6-4/

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artemisfowl2007

7 years ago

Thanks, much better :)

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nowardev

7 years ago

natty tested

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4127065/debian%20package/natty/kcm_grub2/kcm-grub2-0.4.5.deb

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artemisfowl2007

7 years ago

It seems to be an issue with natty, cause I tested on a fresh installation of maverick and installed smoothly.

Thanks for your package once again, just a few tips: when building use the -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release switch like this:

Quote:cmake ~/path/to/source -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix` -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release

This strips debug symbols from the shared module/binary and makes the package a lot smaller.

Moreover, you are missing some dependencies:

Build-Depends: cmake, kdelibs5-dev (>= 4:4.4.0), libmagickcore-dev, libmagick++-dev, libhd-dev, libqapt-dev
Depends: kdebase-runtime (>= 4:4.4.0), grub-common, libmagickcore3, libmagick++3, libhd16, libqapt-runtime

That's the full dependency list to enable all available features.
Once again thanks :)

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nowardev

7 years ago

btw i have written how to create a deb for your software , maybe it should be done some wiki

http://nowardev.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/kgrubeditor-grub2-boootloader-editor-kubuntu-kde/

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artemisfowl2007

7 years ago

There are already natty packages in the official repositories. They are just outdated (v0.3.0). I hope they will update them soon.

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nowardev

7 years ago

debian can not be used.

http://wstaw.org/m/2011/05/01/plasma-desktopxy1649.jpg

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nowardev

7 years ago

packages can be read correctly , with gdebi

installing you get an error...

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nowardev

7 years ago

http://wstaw.org/m/2011/04/09/plasma-desktopLh1481.jpg

Look at what it has done setting 2.34 like default kernel :S


`lsb_release :S

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artemisfowl2007

7 years ago

Set the distributor to `lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian` (including the backquotes), save & update GRUB.

I'm not sure how this has happened. Any other clues?

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nowardev

7 years ago

well on advanced i get always
`lsb_release

by default

so if a user doesn't check that would be the result

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artemisfowl2007

7 years ago

Sorry I can't reproduce it.

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nowardev

7 years ago

use kubuntu you will get it

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artemisfowl2007

7 years ago

Ah yeah, found it. Thanks for reporting, it will be fixed soon :)

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artemisfowl2007

7 years ago

1) Yeah it's pretty convenient, but at the moment I only use it for source packaging when releasing. openSUSE build service does a better job for .deb and .rpm packaging.

2) Thanks :)

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nowardev

7 years ago

btw 1 :) it seems you like the cpack way :) pretty simple right ? :)
btw 2 you did a nice well done work

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unikum111

7 years ago

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=45816

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artemisfowl2007

7 years ago

This is an (outdated?) package for 'Grub2 Kcm' (http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=137886). This Arch package is not related with this software.

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unikum111

7 years ago

I understood that after post this message, sorry.
It would be nice if in the AUR appeared this program.

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artemisfowl2007

7 years ago

I found an Arch PKGBUILD in AUR. Check the downloads section for link.

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stikonas

7 years ago

This project looks quite similar to https://projects.kde.org/projects/playground/sysadmin/kcmgrub2, although one is written in C++ and the other in Python...

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artemisfowl2007

7 years ago

Indeed, they are both KCModules for GRUB2, but other than that they have nothing in common. Different author, different capabilities and so on..

You can try both (not at the same time because I think they conflict) and pick the one that best fits your needs.

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stikonas

7 years ago

Thanks for your reply. Also, I would like to ask whether you have considered using projects.kde.org infrastructure to host this project (it also uses git, so there shoudn't be much difference from the developer point of view)? I have now looked at kcmgrub2 and it has received much more translations (and a couple of fixes from other people) since the time it has migrated to projects.kde.org.

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artemisfowl2007

7 years ago

Yeah sure, thanks for suggesting. I actually didn't jump on projects.kde.org because the python grub2 kcmodule had just done so and I didn't want the author to consider I was copycating him. But we have talked and he seems to be cool with it, so I'll do it in a couple of days perhaps.

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nowardev

7 years ago

tested on natty 386

(grub-common
systemsettings )

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4127065/debian%20package/natty/kcm_grub2/kcm_grub2-0.3.0.deb

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YAFU

7 years ago

Systemsettings categories have changed from KDE 4.5. Can work GRUB2 Bootloader Editor in older versions of KDE 4.5?

Editing /usr/share/kde4/services/kcm_grub2.desktop, I put the launcher in:
X-KDE-System-Settings-Parent-Category=advanced-user-settings

Anyway I get the next messange:

$ kcmshell4 kcm_grub2
false
kcmshell4: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/kde4/kcm_grub2.so: undefined symbol: _ZN9QListData11detach_growEPii

On Kubuntu 10.04, KDE 4.4.5
Thanks!

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