Public bug reported: Update Manager stopped with window claiming an update to grub was available and asked what I wanted to do.
Several choices were available, I selected show differences side by side. No differences were ever shown, Update Manager completed without any changes to /etc/default/grub. Launching Update Manager again no longer gives an eligible grub update. /etc/default/grub is in its previous state, quiet splash commented out. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: grub2 (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic-pae 3.2.16 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Jun 2 08:50:52 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: grub2 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1007812 Title: Update Manager failed to update grub2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1007812/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs