Tested friendly-recovery 0.2.39ubuntu0.18.10.1 on Cosmic.
Same procedure as Bionic. Was able to reach recovery menu even after running set-default.
apt-cache policy friendly-recovery
friendly-recovery: Installed: 0.2.39ubuntu0.18.10.1 Candidate: 0.2.39ubuntu0.18.10.1 Version table: *** 0.2.39ubuntu0.18.10.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-proposed/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 0.2.39 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic/main amd64 Packages
Tested friendly-recovery 0.2.39ubuntu0. 18.10.1 on Cosmic.
Same procedure as Bionic. Was able to reach recovery menu even after running set-default.
apt-cache policy friendly-recovery
friendly-recovery: 18.10.1 18.10.1 18.10.1 500 archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu cosmic- proposed/ main amd64 Packages dpkg/status archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu cosmic/main amd64 Packages
Installed: 0.2.39ubuntu0.
Candidate: 0.2.39ubuntu0.
Version table:
*** 0.2.39ubuntu0.
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
0.2.39 500
500 http://