On Sun, Jul 10, 2016 at 12:16:38PM +0200, k...@aspodata.se wrote:
> Joel Roth:
> > I'm revisiting this thread, after reading more about the
> > automatic kernel and bootloader upgrading policies in Debian and
> > Ubuntu.
> > 
> > Personally, I'm astonished that a casual upgrade will 
> > end up trying to update a working bootloader.
> ...
> 
> This used to fend off the automatic updating of the bootloader
> 
> # cat /etc/kernel-img.conf 
> do_symlinks = no
> do_bootloader = no
> silent_modules = yes
> warn_initrd = no

That *would* be convenient.
 
> I don't think that is still working since [1] says:
> 
>   Most of those tasks are offloaded to hook scripts in the
>   /etc/kernel/*.d/ directories. For instance, the integration
>   with grub relies on /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub
>   and /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub to call update-grub
>   when kernels are installed or removed. 

> so have a look into your /etc/kernel/ directories to find a way to
> disable automatic updating of the bootloader.

That would be a good place to change permissions.  

Thanks.

> Regards,
> /Karl Hammar
> 
> [1] https://debian-handbook.info/browse/stable/sect.kernel-installation.html
> 

-- 
Joel Roth
  

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