ubuntu-users Digest, Vol 51, Issue 185

[Michael.Coll-Barth at VerizonWireless.com]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Taylor

> I'm a compete noob, and even I know all he has to do now is edit the
> menu.lst file to add the new kernel to one of the boot options. I had
> the same thing happen to me when Hardy updated it's kernel but didn't
> update grub to point at the new one.
> 
> gksu gedit & will open your editor in administrative mode so you can
> open and edit the menu.lst file.
> 

To be fair, if you even know that there is such a thing as a menu.lst
file, you are *not* a complete 'noob'.

And I have always felt that that should be part of the upgrade process.
If I am going to allow my system to be upgraded and/or modified by
someone else ( that includes the update manager ), then why would I not
want grub to point to the new kernel?





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