Ubuntu
grub package

  1. Bug #503935
  2. Comment #7

Comment 7 for bug 503935

Revision history for this message
NickMax (ntorres) wrote : Re: Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 DEFAULT=saved, Last boot = Windows, Grub comes up defaulting to Ubuntu

from: Grub 2 Basics
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1195275

GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT= - If set to true this setting will automatically set the last selected OS from the menu as the default OS on the next boot. No commands need be run to set the default OS

This way works as advertised