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Reduce GRUB Timeout

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  1. Open the file /etc/default/grub with sudo permission.

    sudo vim /etc/default/grub
    
  2. Update the value assigned to GRUB_TIMEOUT to a smaller one (e.g., 3). Notice that the time unit is second.

    GRUB_TIMEOUT=3
    
  3. Update the value assigned to GRUB_RECORDFAIL_TIMEOUT to $GRUB_TIMEOUT.

    GRUB_RECORDFAIL_TIMEOUT=$GRUB_TIMEOUT
    
  4. Update the GRUB.

    sudo update-grub
    

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