I run Windows & Ubuntu side by side.
There has been several updates to Ubuntu, & GRUB lists all of them.

I would only want there to be Windows, maybe the current & previous versions of Linux.

How do I customize the Grub list? Even just the list order?

Cheers!

What I do is to uninstall the kernels I no longer need. For example, if kernel version 3.2.0 is installed, I delete the old 3.1.0 kernel, so it no longer appears on the menu. You can do it easily from synaptic, searching for "linux-image" and uninstalling the packages you want from the list (of course, be careful not to remove your current kernel).

To customize your grub list, edit the grub configuration file in /boot/grub/grub.conf. You can also choose a default OS and change boot time. The location and the name of the file may vary depending on the version of grub.

Type "grub-install -v" in the terminal to check the version.

Below is the text from my grub.conf file.
Can I edit it from here?
What will happen if I delete older version entries?

Also, odiseo77, where would I find the kernels I'm after? titles etc?

I really redefine the term Newbie on this forum I think...




#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
load_env
fi
set default="12"
if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
set saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then
saved_entry=${chosen}
save_env saved_entry
fi
}

function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=20
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-38-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-38-generic root=UUID=4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17 ro vga=771 quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-38-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-38-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-38-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-38-generic root=UUID=4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17 ro single vga=771
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-38-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-37-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-37-generic root=UUID=4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17 ro vga=771 quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-37-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-37-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-37-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-37-generic root=UUID=4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17 ro single vga=771
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-37-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-36-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-36-generic root=UUID=4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17 ro vga=771 quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-36-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-36-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-36-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-36-generic root=UUID=4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17 ro single vga=771
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-36-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-35-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-35-generic root=UUID=4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17 ro vga=771 quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-35-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-35-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-35-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-35-generic root=UUID=4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17 ro single vga=771
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-35-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-24-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17 ro vga=771 quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-24-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17
echo 'Loading Linux 2.6.32-24-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17 ro single vga=771
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 4b40c55b-4392-4574-a0b7-426592852b17
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)" {
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set D852DDD052DDB40A
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

Create a /etc/grub.d/05_custom. Copy the entries from /boot/grub/grub.cfg to /etc/grub.d/05_custom that you want to appear first in your boot menu and run update-grub. What this does when update-grub is ran is the custom menu will appear first then the other menu entries afterwards. The upside is when system updates are ran you will still have the newest kernel availabe. The downside is you will have multiple entries for the same kernel and will have to reedit the /etc/grub.d/05_custom manually and rerun update-grub to change the first few grub entries.

Here is a great tutorial on grub2 and easy to understand.

grub2

Package grub-customizer is a good way to handle most of these issues.