this is actually a different issue to the one from the original bug description ... here it is flash-kernels postinst itself that gets executed and there is indeed a bug ...
the variable is respected everywhere else (i.e. in /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-flash-kernel or /etc/initramfs/post-update.d /flash-kernel) ** Changed in: flash-kernel (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1517582 Title: flash-kernel causes postinsts to fail when it happens to be installed on an unsupported system To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flash-kernel/+bug/1517582/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs