Restore /etc/default/grub file: =================================== This will add back missing /etc/default/grub file. Can help fix things such as plymouth theme not shouwing up or grub foceing itself to display. sudo apt-get --reinstall install grub-pc ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: https://askubuntu.com/questions/406229/there-was-no-etc-default-grub-file-so-how-come-my-system-was-able-to-boot#407311 Date: Febuary 19th 2023.