Bug#976094: buster-pu: package grub2/2.02+dfsg1-20+deb10u3
On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 08:16:46PM +0100, Romain Francoise wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 03:57:10PM +0100, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> > If I'm getting this right, the udeb part shouldn't be much of an issue,
> > but the change regarding the fresh install vs. grub-install /could/ have
> > side effects. As documented, the installer /should/ be doing the right
> > thing already (via grub-installer), but checking (if only for peace of
> > mind) would be best.
>
> For the record, 2.02+dfsg1-20+deb10u3 broke a custom cloud installation
> system at $work which relied on the fact that grub-pc would DTRT in its
> postinst when preseeded with the device to install on. Fixing that issue
> isn't particularly hard (adding the missing grub-install + mkconfig),
> however I'm surprised that such a behavior change was deemed appropriate
> for a stable release update.
CCing Dimitri for comment, since this was their change.
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Colin Watson (he/him) [cjwatson@debian.org]
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