Validated debconf from disco-proposed according to test case from description:
root@disco:~# dpkg -l | grep debconf ii debconf 1.5.71ubuntu1 all Debian configuration management system root@disco:~# run-parts --exit-on-error --arg=5.0.0 /etc/kernel/postinst.d --report ... /etc/kernel/postinst.d/x-grub-legacy-ec2: debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog debconf: (No usable dialog-like program is installed, so the dialog based frontend cannot be used. at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Dialog.pm line 76.) debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ... A new version of /boot/grub/menu.lst is available, but the version installed currently has been locally modified. 1. install the package maintainer's version 3. show the differences between the versions 5. show a 3-way difference between available versions 7. start a new shell to examine the situation 2. keep the local version currently installed 4. show a side-by-side difference between the versions 6. do a 3-way merge between available versions (experimental) What would you like to do about menu.lst? ** Tags removed: verification-needed-disco ** Tags added: verification-done-disco -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1822270 Title: Debconf readline frontend does not show options To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debconf/+bug/1822270/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs