Yup, that is exactly why it failed. I thought Sabastien or another Linux dev got a hold of me via Launchpad explaining how there is not much he can do to make sure grub is installed on the system during an update.
Ahh, here we go. It was Steve Langasek: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/243842 -- package linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-19-generic 2.6.24-19.27 failed to install/upgrade: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/240711 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs