[Bug 2140229] Re: git version should not be in GRUB menu

[Mate Kukri]

Hello Daniel,

I am afraid that this is intentional.

The GRUB version we shipped in Questing is a pre-release git snapshot of
the than upcoming GRUB 2.14, as such the "upstream" version is accurate.

26.04 LTS will ship the final GRUB 2.14 which will not have such a
marker and will accurately say "2.14".

Mate

** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  git version should not be in GRUB menu

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 25.10's GRUB menu wrongfully displays the Git version. This
  scares less-technical people. It didn't on 24.04, where it simply said
  "GNU GRUB version 2.12". I see "GNU GRUB version
  2.14~git20250718.0e36779". Continued from
  https://askubuntu.com/q/1563561/1004020 .

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu 25.10
  Release:        25.10

  $ apt-cache policy grub-efi-amd64-signed
  grub-efi-amd64-signed:
    Installed: 1.214+2.14~git20250718.0e36779-1ubuntu4
    Candidate: 1.214+2.14~git20250718.0e36779-1ubuntu4
    Version table:
   *** 1.214+2.14~git20250718.0e36779-1ubuntu4 500
          500 https://gpl.savoirfairelinux.net/pub/mirrors/ubuntu questing/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  # Expected behaviour

  Just the clean version "2.14" should be displayed on the GRUB menu.

  # Actual behaviour

  The date and Git commit ID is displayed, scaring users.
  --- 
  ProblemType: Bug
  ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 25.10.2
  CloudArchitecture: x86_64
  CloudID: nocloud
  CloudName: unknown
  CloudPlatform: nocloud
  CloudSubPlatform: seed-dir (/var/lib/cloud/seed/nocloud)
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" - Release amd64 (20251007)
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs
  Package: grub2 (not installed)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=C.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   TERM=xterm-256color
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.17.0-5.5-generic 6.17.0-rc7
  Tags: questing wayland-session
  Uname: Linux 6.17.0-5-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo users
  _MarkForUpload: True

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