System Update: a very obscure message re grub

Bug #593291 reported by raananb
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
grub2 (Ubuntu)
Expired
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

During the system update of a fresh installation (through wubi) of 10.04, the following message is displayed (next to a checkbox)

"Continue without installing grub?"

This is the worst type of message to a user:

1. Grub was already installed, so "Continue installing" is incorrect.

2. A checkbox as an answer to a negative question is a very poor choice for an answer.

3. I checked the checkbox, expecting no updating of grub menu, but grub was updated.

This raises two issues:

First, I think that an end-user should not be bothered with this issue at all: grub update should be the rule, with the menu displaying only the latest version of the kernel.

Second, if Ubuntu want the end-user to be aware of this update and keep a history of kernels, then the process should display a much clearer message:

"Add the new kernel to Grub menu (will be added at the top)?", and give the user the opportunity to reply Yes or No.

Revision history for this message
Mitch Towner (kermiac) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage. I have classified this bug as a bug in grub2.

When reporting bugs in the future please use apport, either via the appropriate application's "Help -> Report a Problem" menu or using 'ubuntu-bug' and the name of the package affected. You can learn more about this functionality at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.

affects: ubuntu → grub2 (Ubuntu)
Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Revision history for this message
Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson) wrote :

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for grub2 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in grub2 (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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