grub2 package is still on version 2.02, although version 2.04 solves a big bug

[Colin Watson]

On Sat, Jul 13, 2019 at 12:51:11PM +0200, Oskar Roesler wrote:
> grub2 (and therefore, Ubuntu) can't be installed on some UEFIs because
> of this bug: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/ticket/4354
> 
> The bugfix
> <http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grub.git/commit/util?id=842c390469e2c2e10b5aa36700324cd3bde25875>
> is already there for over a half year, but even though this bug is that
> big, you still have to build the fixed grub version manually.
> 
> Debian has version 2.04 still in sid, but I would consider to jump to
> 2.04 earlier, to make installing Ubuntu on those problematic UEFIs
> possible for unexperienced users again.

Upgrading stable releases to 2.04 is extremely unlikely, but the Ubuntu
grub2 maintainers can and do cherry-pick individual fixes instead.  I
suggest filing a bug against the Ubuntu grub2 package to request that.

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Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson at ubuntu.com]