Linux Lite Grub Repair Messes Up Entries

[trinidad]

When you use a gui supergrub2 repair disc (Ubuntu, Rescatux, TRC) it does not delete old entries, but rather just adds new workable ones. Constantly using grub gui repair utilities will only increase the entries. The first thing you need to do is settle on which distro you want to have control of grub. The second thing you may want to do is get rid of unused old kernels. Pick one OS to control grub, and clean up the grub entries there. Stop switching from one OS grub control to the other. In some situations updates to grub will cause OS's to retake control of grub. To avoid future problems copy the grub config file from the OS you always want to have control and keep a copy of that file on a USB or on each other OS in case updates break grub for the system you want to have control of grub. If boot then breaks for the system you want to have control grub you can simply copy and paste the entries from your chosen controlling system into the grub of the other and be able to boot into the system you want have control and then update its grub from there. The first thing you need to do is decide which system you want to have control of grub. Pick one and stick with it and clean up its old kernels and duplicated entries. Grub 2 can be intimidating because of its unique commands but it can boot just about anything bootable nowadays. It's worth learning how to use it if you like trying out multiple operating systems. There are many tutorials on the web. In your case I would let LL have grub control, so once it boots copy its grub config file to a usb just in case, then go into each of your mint distros and clean out all the old kernels and duplicated entries. Don't worry about the LL ones. Afterwards boot into LL and clean up its grub entries. Once complete copy that grub config file to usb for any future problems with mint grub updates that may break your LL boot.

TC