Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: grub
My laptop updated grub recently, this is the package it updated:
grub-common (1.98-1ubuntu6) to 1.98-1ubuntu7~ppa1
grub-pc (1.98-1ubuntu6) to 1.98-1ubuntu7~ppa1
In karmic and previous versions, whenever grub was updated, you would
get a window asking you if you wanted to keep your old version of
menu.lst or use the new one. However, on this update, I got no such
message, it just completed as any normal update would.
However, on reboot, my default Grub boot configuration had been changed.
Previously, before the update, I had configured it via /etc/default/grub
to show no menu and boot straight into Ubuntu (even though I only have
one OS, on installing Lucid (upgrade from Karmic) by default, Grub would
show the Grub boot menu...). On reboot those changed I had made had been
reverted and Grub was now showing the Boot menu again. I had to go in
and edit /etc/defaujlt/grub again and then run update-grub. So, I am
presuming the update changed my /etc/default/grub without telling or
asking me.
Since grub is such an important part of Ubuntu, the user should be told
and asked if the default config file, which is user editable can be
overwritten. If people have unusual OS layouts, this could be
disastrous.....
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: grub (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.36-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Jun 11 23:34:11 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta i386 (20100318)
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_GB.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub
** Affects: grub (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid
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Grub update on 9/06/2010 failed to inform user of change to boot config
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/592885
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