[Bug 1317062] [NEW] No way of regenerating /etc/default/grub

[Rüdiger Kupper]

Public bug reported:

If the user has removed /etc/default/grub or wants to revert to the default version of this file, there is no way of getting it back.
Neither is this file provided by any package, nor is there a (documented) way of generating it.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: grub-pc 2.02~beta2-9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed May  7 14:04:07 2014
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-12 (389 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
SourcePackage: grub2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-18 (19 days ago)

** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

** Description changed:

- If the user has removed /etc/default/grub or wants to revert to the default version of this file, there is no way of getting back.
+ If the user has removed /etc/default/grub or wants to revert to the default version of this file, there is no way of getting it back.
  Neither is this file provided by any package, nor is there a (documented) way of generating it.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: grub-pc 2.02~beta2-9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed May  7 14:04:07 2014
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-12 (389 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-18 (19 days ago)

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Title:
  No way of regenerating /etc/default/grub

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  If the user has removed /etc/default/grub or wants to revert to the default version of this file, there is no way of getting it back.
  Neither is this file provided by any package, nor is there a (documented) way of generating it.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: grub-pc 2.02~beta2-9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed May  7 14:04:07 2014
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-12 (389 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-18 (19 days ago)

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