> On Wed, 2011-06-22 at 11:33 +0800, YunQiang Su wrote: >> When update to grub-pc 1.99-8, it write my MBR, then I report a bug. >> >> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=631224 >> >> and Colin Watson <cjwat...@debian.org> tell me that it's a new feature. >> Y, it maybe, he tell to install grub-pc-bin only, but this package has >> no kernel hook even. >> >> Here is my suggestion: >> make 3 packages: >> one calls upgrade-grub and grub-install; >> one calls only upgrade-grub. >> one calls nothing. >> and, the second one should be the default. > > More packages means more user confusion. And the first behaviour is > definitely the correct default, as installing a boot loader package > almost always means you want to install the boot loader in the boot > sector. > > What is your use case for the second behaviour? > The second behavior means that: when update/reinstall grub or update/install/reinstall kernel will call update-grub but not call grub-install. >> Don't do it like M$. > > Oh, grow up. > Even M$ will not write MBR when update software. We do much worse than any other OS.
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