[Bug 294683] [NEW] Purging kubuntu-grub-splashimages requires /boot/grub/menu.lst

[Michael]

Public bug reported:

michael at ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get purge kubuntu-grub-splashimages --auto-remove --purge
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  gpc-4.1
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  gpc-4.1* kubuntu-grub-splashimages*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 10 not upgraded.
After this operation, 8516kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
(Reading database ... 113722 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing gpc-4.1 ...
Removing kubuntu-grub-splashimages ...
sed: can't read /boot/grub/menu.lst: No such file or directory
Your old /boot/grub/menu.lst file will be saved as /boot/grub/menu.lst.081106214909
mv: cannot stat `/boot/grub/menu.lst': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing kubuntu-grub-splashimages (--purge):
 subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 kubuntu-grub-splashimages
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
michael at ubuntu:~$ sudo touch /boot/grub/menu.lst
michael at ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get purge kubuntu-grub-splashimages --auto-remove --purge
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  kubuntu-grub-splashimages*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 10 not upgraded.
After this operation, 340kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
(Reading database ... 113662 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing kubuntu-grub-splashimages ...
Your old /boot/grub/menu.lst file will be saved as /boot/grub/menu.lst.081106214938
dpkg - warning: while removing kubuntu-grub-splashimages, directory `/boot/grub' not empty so not removed.
michael at ubuntu:~$ sudo rm /boot/grub/menu.lst
michael at ubuntu:~$

** Affects: kubuntu-grub-splashimages (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Purging kubuntu-grub-splashimages requires /boot/grub/menu.lst
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/294683
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