[Bug 1008675] [NEW] Update Manager did not perform requested action for user modified GRUB file

[Amapele]

Public bug reported:

After installing Precise Pangolin I changed /etc/default/grub by
uncommenting "GRUB_TERMINAL=console" so that I could see the boot menu.
I dual boot Windows XP and without this change, no menu is displayed
(Precise comes up after menu time out). This week's updates had a new
version of this file so, when prompted, I requested a side by side
comparison of the files, fully intending to install the new version and
go back and make this change as necessary. Instead, no comparison was
shown and the existing file was left untouched.  The request should have
been honored and either followed with another prompt for installing the
file or automatically making the new file available somewhere.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic-pae 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Jun  4 14:03:51 2012
GsettingsChanges:
 com.ubuntu.update-manager first-run false
 com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1338818790
 com.ubuntu.update-manager window-height 500
 com.ubuntu.update-manager window-width 600
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise

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Title:
  Update Manager did not perform requested action for user modified GRUB
  file

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  After installing Precise Pangolin I changed /etc/default/grub by
  uncommenting "GRUB_TERMINAL=console" so that I could see the boot
  menu. I dual boot Windows XP and without this change, no menu is
  displayed (Precise comes up after menu time out). This week's updates
  had a new version of this file so, when prompted, I requested a side
  by side comparison of the files, fully intending to install the new
  version and go back and make this change as necessary. Instead, no
  comparison was shown and the existing file was left untouched.  The
  request should have been honored and either followed with another
  prompt for installing the file or automatically making the new file
  available somewhere.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic-pae 3.2.16
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Jun  4 14:03:51 2012
  GsettingsChanges:
   com.ubuntu.update-manager first-run false
   com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1338818790
   com.ubuntu.update-manager window-height 500
   com.ubuntu.update-manager window-width 600
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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