vmlinuz.old symlink points to new kernel after upgrade

[Anita]

Beginning with 12.10 I noticed that with each kernel upgrade the symlink /vmlinuz.old points to the new current kernel. I change the link manually each time, but it goes back to pointing to the new kernel with the next upgrade.
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ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-07-30 (1021 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
MarkForUpload: True
Package: grub2 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-21.32-generic 3.8.8
Tags: raring
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-21-generic i686
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-30 (16 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
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ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-07-30 (1021 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
MarkForUpload: True
Package: grub2 2.00-13ubuntu3
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-21.32-generic 3.8.8
Tags: raring
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-21-generic i686
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-30 (16 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 1180752

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

[Anita (a-lewis)]

apport information

[Anita (a-lewis)]

apport information

[Anita (a-lewis)]

I ran the command for apport. I don't see any logs attached here, but supposedly information was sent to the developers according to apport.

[Anita (a-lewis)]

apport information

[Anita (a-lewis)]

apport information

[Anita (a-lewis)]

I saw that there was an error when apport finished and that I did not have grub2 installed. I repeated the command and now see the report has been added to this bug. I am thinking that the lack of grub2 may have been the problem. I'll make note of it on the next kernel upgrade.

[Anita (a-lewis)]

Kernel upgrade this morning. The installation of grub2 did not fix the problem. The symlink for vmlinuz.old changed to the new kernel after the upgrade.

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

The linux kernel package is responsible for this, not grub.

[Tim Gardner (timg-tpi)]

The vmlinuz.old link is manipulated in debian/control-scripts/postinst really_move_link() which has not changed since Precise. I see the same issue on a Raring server.