System Update: a very obscure message re grub

[raananb]

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.

[Mitch Towner (kermiac)]

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.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

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.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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