To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Aptitude Overwrites /boot/grub/menu.lst without ANY prompt Package: aptitude
When I did a recent "aptitude update && aptitude upgrade" I received the prompt that I would have to reboot since kernel modules that were the same version as my kernel were being updated. In this entire message neither grub nor /boot/grub/menu.lst were mentioned. When I rebooted, the system could not boot because update-grub had been run, totally re-writing my menu.lst file. For all other configuration files, especially files in /etc, Aptitude prompts and asks if I want to update them or keep my current version. There is no such prompt or warning for menu.lst. It is overwritten without providing a choice of saving it, backing it up, or even informing the user this is happening. I consider rate this as a severe bug. If it will take time to add the ability to back up the file, I would suggest at least prompting the user, telling them it is about to be overwritten and suggesting they back it up before overwriting it. The ideal fix would be to provide the same prompt for menu.lst that is provided for all other configuration files. This occurred on a Sarge system, using the 2.6.8 kernel. Hal Vaughan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
