[Bug 593291] Re: System Update: a very obscure message re grub

[Marcus Tomlinson]

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** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  System Update: a very obscure message re grub

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  During the system update of a fresh installation (through wubi) of
  10.04, the following message is displayed (next to a checkbox)

  "Continue without installing grub?"

  This is the worst type of message to a user:

  1. Grub was already installed, so "Continue installing" is incorrect.

  2. A checkbox as an answer to a negative question is a very poor
  choice for an answer.

  3. I checked the checkbox, expecting no updating of grub menu, but
  grub was updated.

  
  This raises two issues:

  First, I think that an end-user should not be bothered with this issue
  at all: grub update should be the rule, with the menu displaying only
  the latest version of the kernel.

  Second, if Ubuntu want the end-user to be aware of this update and
  keep a history of kernels, then the process should display a much
  clearer message:

  "Add the new kernel to Grub menu (will be added at the top)?", and
  give the user the opportunity to reply Yes or No.

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