[Bug 417830] Re: update-grub runs too often during upgrade/removal of linux kernels

[Mathew Hodson]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1250109 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1250109

** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 396381
   Update-grub should probably be set up to be a dpkg trigger.
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1250109
   Please use dpkg-triggers

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Title:
  update-grub runs too often during upgrade/removal of linux kernels

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: grub-pc

  Removing two kernels involves running update-grub four times when it
  should only be run once. I am not sure if this should be filed against
  the linux-image, dpkg, or against grub itself. I went with grub
  initially since that is where update-grub lives.

  Output from dpkg --purge:

  $: dpkg --purge linux-image-2.6.31-5-generic  linux-image-2.6.30-8-generic
  (Reading database ... 189105 files and directories currently installed.)
  Removing linux-image-2.6.31-5-generic ...
  Examining /etc/kernel/prerm.d.
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms
  Running postrm hook script /usr/sbin/update-grub.
  Generating grub.cfg ...
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-6-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-6-generic
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-8-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-8-generic
  Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
  done
  The link /vmlinuz.old is a damaged link
  Removing symbolic link vmlinuz.old 
   you may need to re-run your boot loader[grub]
  The link /initrd.img.old is a damaged link
  Removing symbolic link initrd.img.old 
   you may need to re-run your boot loader[grub]
  Purging configuration files for linux-image-2.6.31-5-generic ...
  Running postrm hook script /usr/sbin/update-grub.
  Generating grub.cfg ...
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-6-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-6-generic
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30-8-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30-8-generic
  Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
  done
  Removing linux-image-2.6.30-8-generic ...
  Examining /etc/kernel/prerm.d.
  run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms
  Running postrm hook script /usr/sbin/update-grub.
  Generating grub.cfg ...
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-6-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-6-generic
  Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
  done
  Purging configuration files for linux-image-2.6.30-8-generic ...
  Running postrm hook script /usr/sbin/update-grub.
  Generating grub.cfg ...
  Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-6-generic
  Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-6-generic
  Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
  done

  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Aug 23 12:34:22 2009
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Package: grub-pc 1.96+20090725-1ubuntu2
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-6.26-generic
  SourcePackage: grub2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-6-generic i686

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