Package: grub-installer
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
When we're installing the only OS in a machine, overwriting the MBR is not a
big deal, and asking about it is a potential source of confusion for novice
users. I suggest to lower the priority of grub-installer/only_debian in that
case.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-4-amd64
Locale: LANG=ca_AD.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=ca_AD.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Index: grub-installer/grub-installer
===================================================================
--- grub-installer/grub-installer (revision 46169)
+++ grub-installer/grub-installer (working copy)
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@
# Work out what probed OSes can be booted from grub
tmpfile=/tmp/menu.lst.extras
if [ -s /tmp/os-probed ]; then
+ p=high
supported_os_list=""
unsupported_os_list=""
@@ -323,6 +324,7 @@
state=1
fi
else
+ p=medium
q=grub-installer/only_debian
state=1
fi
@@ -332,7 +334,7 @@
while : ; do
if [ "$state" = 1 ]; then
- db_input high $q || true
+ db_input $p $q || true
if ! db_go; then
# back up to menu
db_progress STOP
