On Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:56:30 -0500 (EST), Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Thu, 03 Feb 2011, 21:43:02, Stephen Powell wrote: >> >> I don't know for sure, but I've never seen a release upgrade >> replace a boot loader. And I have no reason to suspect it will >> this time. Install a newer version, yes. But, say, change >> lilo to grub2? I doubt it. > > This release will replace grub (grub-legacy) with grub2 (grub-pc). Does > it count? :)
Yes, but that's because they have played games with package names to force it to do so. Both Lenny and Squeeze have a package called "grub". On Lenny, this package is the original grub (grub version 1). Squeeze also has a package called "grub", but it is not grub version 1. In Squeeze, the package called "grub" is a dummy transitional package which has a dependency on grub-pc, which is grub version 2. As far as something like "aptitude full-upgrade" is concerned, it is simply replacing the old version of "grub" with the new version of "grub". But because the powers that be have re-defined what "grub" actually is, it ends up replacing grub version 1 with grub version 2 (which, despite the similarity in name, is a completely different boot loader). If you want to continue using grub version 1 in Squeeze, you should point your /etc/apt/sources.list file to Squeeze, manually install grub-legacy, then purge grub. Then do the release upgrade. I haven't tested the procedure, but I would suppose that something like that should work. I haven't looked at the release notes yet, but I would suppose that something like that would be in there. So I see your point. Fortunately, the package called lilo in Squeeze is not a dummy transitional package with a dependency on grub-pc. It is the real lilo. :-) -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1215845331.655050.1297129670891.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
