Kernel update question

[Jim Smith]

When I got the latest kernel update to 2.6.28-14.46 today I noticed the
following message:

"Running postinst hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Your /etc/kernel-img.conf needs to be updated. Read grub's NEWS.Debian[1]
file and follow its instructions.

 1. /usr/share/doc/grub/NEWS.Debian.gz"

I read the above and am confused. It refers to Debian Etch, is that not
their unstable/testing release? It is dated 2006, should it not have
already been incorporated? Finally it asks the user to edit config files
which is OK with Debian but sort of goes against what Ubuntu is about.
Should not this change be done by the kernel installer script?

It also seems to be a minor, low priority thing. I would be interested
to find out more about this from the users.

Jim

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