I can reproduce this by booting the current lucid 10.04.3 live system, switching apt to precise, and doing
sudo apt-get install base-files ** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu Precise) Status: Confirmed => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/903137 Title: lucid->precise upgrade - prompt to update unmodified conf files in /etc/update-motd.d: 00-header, 10-help-text, 99-footer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/+bug/903137/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs