Public bug reported:
When upgrading kernel, it does not update /boot/grub/menu.lst with new
installed kernel. It gives the following output:
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
The following packages will be upgraded:
linux-image-2.6.15-26-386
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 21,6MB of archives.
After unpacking 12,3kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get: 1 http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security/main
linux-image-2.6.15-26-386 2.6.15-26.45 [21,6MB]
Fetched 21,6MB in 6m2s (59,7kB/s)
DESTROY created new reference to dead object ' Qt::SpacerItem', <> line 1
during global destruction.
(Reading database ... 88595 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.15-26-386 2.6.15-26.44 (using
.../linux-image-2.6.15-26-386_2.6.15-26.45_i386.deb) ...
The directory /lib/modules/2.6.15-26-386 still exists. Continuing as directed.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.15-26-386 ...
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.list file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
sed: -e avaldis #1, sümbol 186: Invalid range end
sed: -e avaldis #1, sümbol 45: Invalid range end
sed: -e avaldis #1, sümbol 186: Invalid range end
User hook script /sbin/update-grub failed at
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.15-26-386.postrm line 269.
Setting up linux-image-2.6.15-26-386 (2.6.15-26.45) ...
Not touching initrd symlinks since we are being reinstalled (2.6.15-26.44)
Not updating image symbolic links since we are being updated (2.6.15-26.44)
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.list file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
sed: -e avaldis #1, sümbol 186: Invalid range end
sed: -e avaldis #1, sümbol 45: Invalid range end
sed: -e avaldis #1, sümbol 186: Invalid range end
User hook script /sbin/update-grub failed at
/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.15-26-386.postinst line 991.
I use Kubuntu 6.06 LTS in Estonian language.
** Affects: Ubuntu
Importance: Untriaged
Status: Unconfirmed
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kernel upgrade does not update grub boot menu
https://launchpad.net/bugs/53350
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