diff -Nru kexec-tools-20090000/debian/changelog kexec-tools-20090000/debian/changelog
--- kexec-tools-20090000/debian/changelog	2009-04-28 17:35:57.000000000 +0100
+++ kexec-tools-20090000/debian/changelog	2009-04-28 19:41:18.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+kexec-tools (20090000-2.0.0ubuntu5) karmic; urgency=low
+
+  * debian policy forbids dpkg conffile handling and maintainer script
+    configuration in the same package as this leads to inconsistant behaviour
+    between apt-get install and dpkg -i installs of the same package.  Switch
+    wholy to the maintainer script.  LP: #368745
+  * kexec reboot has been enabled by default whereas it should have been
+    opt-in, it is therefore appropriate to force this off for upgrades from
+    older versions.  LP: #251242
+
+ -- Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>  Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:21:30 +0100
+
 kexec-tools (20090000-2.0.0ubuntu4) karmic; urgency=low
 
   * kexec based reboot triggers a number of semantic changes which
diff -Nru kexec-tools-20090000/debian/kexec.default kexec-tools-20090000/debian/kexec.default
--- kexec-tools-20090000/debian/kexec.default	2009-04-28 17:35:48.000000000 +0100
+++ kexec-tools-20090000/debian/kexec.default	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# Defaults for kexec initscript
-# sourced by /etc/init.d/kexec and /etc/init.d/kexec-load
-
-# Load a kexec kernel (true/false)
-LOAD_KEXEC=false
-
-# Kernel and initrd image
-KERNEL_IMAGE="/vmlinuz"
-INITRD="/initrd.img"
-
-# If empty, use current /proc/cmdline
-APPEND=""
diff -Nru kexec-tools-20090000/debian/kexec-tools.config kexec-tools-20090000/debian/kexec-tools.config
--- kexec-tools-20090000/debian/kexec-tools.config	2009-03-03 20:09:04.000000000 +0000
+++ kexec-tools-20090000/debian/kexec-tools.config	2009-04-28 19:31:12.000000000 +0100
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
 	else
 		db_set kexec-tools/load_kexec "true"
 	fi
+
+	# Up to version below we have been setting kexec reboot as enabled
+	# which is not an appropriate default.  When upgrading from older
+	# versions it is appropriate to force this element off as most
+	# users will have been opted in without their knowledge.  LP: #251242
+	if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt 20090000-2.0.0ubuntu3.1; then
+		db_set kexec-tools/load_kexec false
+	fi
 fi
 
 # Setup and select the configuration mode
diff -Nru kexec-tools-20090000/debian/kexec-tools.postinst kexec-tools-20090000/debian/kexec-tools.postinst
--- kexec-tools-20090000/debian/kexec-tools.postinst	2009-03-03 20:09:04.000000000 +0000
+++ kexec-tools-20090000/debian/kexec-tools.postinst	2009-04-28 19:13:43.000000000 +0100
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 # sourced by /etc/init.d/kexec and /etc/init.d/kexec-load
 
 # Load a kexec kernel (true/false)
-LOAD_KEXEC=true
+LOAD_KEXEC=false
 
 # Kernel and initrd image
 KERNEL_IMAGE="/vmlinuz"