A new version of configuration file /etc/default/grub is available, but the version installed currently has...
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I am using 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.46-1 x86_64 GNU/Linux Debian GNU/Linux 7.1 (wheezy) Release: 7.1.
I typed "sudo apt-get upgrade" and hoped for the best (I updated all my packages just before doing that with "sudo ap-get update").
I am not aware ow any changes to grub I could have made although I am not owner of this machine, I just happen to have sudo permissions and use it.
Please, what should I do? I am afraid of breaking my system:(
A new version of configuration file /etc/default/grub is available, but the version installed currently has been locally modified.
│ What do you want to do about modified configuration file grub? │
│ │
│ install the package maintainer's version │
│ keep the local version currently installed │
│ show the differences between the versions │
│ show a side-by-side difference between the versions │
│ show a 3-way difference between available versions │
│ do a 3-way merge between available versions (experimental) │
│ start a new shell to examine the situation │
Here is the screen after "show the differences between the versions"
grub
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Perlnika
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I am using 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.46-1 x86_64 GNU/Linux Debian GNU/Linux 7.1 (wheezy) Release: 7.1.
I typed "sudo apt-get upgrade" and hoped for the best (I updated all my packages just before doing that with "sudo ap-get update").
I am not aware ow any changes to grub I could have made although I am not owner of this machine, I just happen to have sudo permissions and use it.
Please, what should I do? I am afraid of breaking my system:(
A new version of configuration file /etc/default/grub is available, but the version installed currently has been locally modified.
│ What do you want to do about modified configuration file grub? │
│ │
│ install the package maintainer's version │
│ keep the local version currently installed │
│ show the differences between the versions │
│ show a side-by-side difference between the versions │
│ show a 3-way difference between available versions │
│ do a 3-way merge between available versions (experimental) │
│ start a new shell to examine the situation │
Here is the screen after "show the differences between the versions"
grub
asked Feb 5 '14 at 19:18
Perlnika
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choose toshow the differences between the versionsand edit your question to add the output. (After choosing that you will get the same menu again to choose from)
– aularon
Feb 5 '14 at 19:21
@aularon I did that, thanks for suggestion.
– Perlnika
Feb 5 '14 at 19:31
It seems the new file removes setting related to serial terminals, nothing that you would usually deal with (unless you have a serial connection to a terminal). So you can continue toinstall the package maintainer's versionwithout a worry.
– aularon
Feb 5 '14 at 19:42
Thanks. What if I chose to keep the local version? What's risk associated with that?
– Perlnika
Feb 5 '14 at 19:47
1
Nothing (in this case the change is really marginal and won't affect the system, as it appears from the lines changed in the diff view), but next time when you are going to upgrade, it will ask you again since you still don't have the maintainer version of the file.
– aularon
Feb 5 '14 at 19:52
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I am using 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.46-1 x86_64 GNU/Linux Debian GNU/Linux 7.1 (wheezy) Release: 7.1.
I typed "sudo apt-get upgrade" and hoped for the best (I updated all my packages just before doing that with "sudo ap-get update").
I am not aware ow any changes to grub I could have made although I am not owner of this machine, I just happen to have sudo permissions and use it.
Please, what should I do? I am afraid of breaking my system:(
A new version of configuration file /etc/default/grub is available, but the version installed currently has been locally modified.
│ What do you want to do about modified configuration file grub? │
│ │
│ install the package maintainer's version │
│ keep the local version currently installed │
│ show the differences between the versions │
│ show a side-by-side difference between the versions │
│ show a 3-way difference between available versions │
│ do a 3-way merge between available versions (experimental) │
│ start a new shell to examine the situation │
Here is the screen after "show the differences between the versions"
grub
asked Feb 5 '14 at 19:18
Perlnika
2971313
I am using 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.46-1 x86_64 GNU/Linux Debian GNU/Linux 7.1 (wheezy) Release: 7.1.
I typed "sudo apt-get upgrade" and hoped for the best (I updated all my packages just before doing that with "sudo ap-get update").
I am not aware ow any changes to grub I could have made although I am not owner of this machine, I just happen to have sudo permissions and use it.
Please, what should I do? I am afraid of breaking my system:(
A new version of configuration file /etc/default/grub is available, but the version installed currently has been locally modified.
│ What do you want to do about modified configuration file grub? │
│ │
│ install the package maintainer's version │
│ keep the local version currently installed │
│ show the differences between the versions │
│ show a side-by-side difference between the versions │
│ show a 3-way difference between available versions │
│ do a 3-way merge between available versions (experimental) │
│ start a new shell to examine the situation │
Here is the screen after "show the differences between the versions"
grub
grub
asked Feb 5 '14 at 19:18
Perlnika
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asked Feb 5 '14 at 19:18
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asked Feb 5 '14 at 19:18
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asked Feb 5 '14 at 19:18
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asked Feb 5 '14 at 19:18
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choose toshow the differences between the versionsand edit your question to add the output. (After choosing that you will get the same menu again to choose from)
– aularon
Feb 5 '14 at 19:21
@aularon I did that, thanks for suggestion.
– Perlnika
Feb 5 '14 at 19:31
It seems the new file removes setting related to serial terminals, nothing that you would usually deal with (unless you have a serial connection to a terminal). So you can continue toinstall the package maintainer's versionwithout a worry.
– aularon
Feb 5 '14 at 19:42
Thanks. What if I chose to keep the local version? What's risk associated with that?
– Perlnika
Feb 5 '14 at 19:47
1
Nothing (in this case the change is really marginal and won't affect the system, as it appears from the lines changed in the diff view), but next time when you are going to upgrade, it will ask you again since you still don't have the maintainer version of the file.
– aularon
Feb 5 '14 at 19:52
add a comment |
1
choose toshow the differences between the versionsand edit your question to add the output. (After choosing that you will get the same menu again to choose from)
– aularon
Feb 5 '14 at 19:21
@aularon I did that, thanks for suggestion.
– Perlnika
Feb 5 '14 at 19:31
It seems the new file removes setting related to serial terminals, nothing that you would usually deal with (unless you have a serial connection to a terminal). So you can continue toinstall the package maintainer's versionwithout a worry.
– aularon
Feb 5 '14 at 19:42
Thanks. What if I chose to keep the local version? What's risk associated with that?
– Perlnika
Feb 5 '14 at 19:47
1
Nothing (in this case the change is really marginal and won't affect the system, as it appears from the lines changed in the diff view), but next time when you are going to upgrade, it will ask you again since you still don't have the maintainer version of the file.
– aularon
Feb 5 '14 at 19:52
1
1
choose to
show the differences between the versions and edit your question to add the output. (After choosing that you will get the same menu again to choose from)– aularon
Feb 5 '14 at 19:21
choose to
show the differences between the versions and edit your question to add the output. (After choosing that you will get the same menu again to choose from)– aularon
Feb 5 '14 at 19:21
@aularon I did that, thanks for suggestion.
– Perlnika
Feb 5 '14 at 19:31
@aularon I did that, thanks for suggestion.
– Perlnika
Feb 5 '14 at 19:31
It seems the new file removes setting related to serial terminals, nothing that you would usually deal with (unless you have a serial connection to a terminal). So you can continue to
install the package maintainer's version without a worry.– aularon
Feb 5 '14 at 19:42
It seems the new file removes setting related to serial terminals, nothing that you would usually deal with (unless you have a serial connection to a terminal). So you can continue to
install the package maintainer's version without a worry.– aularon
Feb 5 '14 at 19:42
Thanks. What if I chose to keep the local version? What's risk associated with that?
– Perlnika
Feb 5 '14 at 19:47
Thanks. What if I chose to keep the local version? What's risk associated with that?
– Perlnika
Feb 5 '14 at 19:47
1
1
Nothing (in this case the change is really marginal and won't affect the system, as it appears from the lines changed in the diff view), but next time when you are going to upgrade, it will ask you again since you still don't have the maintainer version of the file.
– aularon
Feb 5 '14 at 19:52
Nothing (in this case the change is really marginal and won't affect the system, as it appears from the lines changed in the diff view), but next time when you are going to upgrade, it will ask you again since you still don't have the maintainer version of the file.
– aularon
Feb 5 '14 at 19:52
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To sum up:
Use the
show the differences between the versionsto check what the differences are.From the diff view, you can recognize the changes you have made to the file (if any), and the differences between current file and the maintainer file.
Now you need to merge the maintainer file with the local changes: either
install the package maintainer's versionand then edit to introduce your changes to the settings, orkeep the local version currently installedand then edit to introduce the changes made by the package maintainer.
In your case you have no changes made to the file, and the differences are minor and irrelevant to your setup, so you can ignore and proceed with install the package maintainer's version without the need to edit the file any further.
answered Feb 5 '14 at 20:28
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I encounter similar issues with Ubuntu 18.04, I select show a side-by-side difference between the versions. Careful observation reveals that nothing serious was changed at all, it all looks similar.
So I simply select install the package maintainer's version and everything works just fine.
answered Nov 17 at 4:50
Aminu Kano
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To sum up:
Use the
show the differences between the versionsto check what the differences are.From the diff view, you can recognize the changes you have made to the file (if any), and the differences between current file and the maintainer file.
Now you need to merge the maintainer file with the local changes: either
install the package maintainer's versionand then edit to introduce your changes to the settings, orkeep the local version currently installedand then edit to introduce the changes made by the package maintainer.
In your case you have no changes made to the file, and the differences are minor and irrelevant to your setup, so you can ignore and proceed with install the package maintainer's version without the need to edit the file any further.
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down vote
accepted
To sum up:
Use the
show the differences between the versionsto check what the differences are.From the diff view, you can recognize the changes you have made to the file (if any), and the differences between current file and the maintainer file.
Now you need to merge the maintainer file with the local changes: either
install the package maintainer's versionand then edit to introduce your changes to the settings, orkeep the local version currently installedand then edit to introduce the changes made by the package maintainer.
In your case you have no changes made to the file, and the differences are minor and irrelevant to your setup, so you can ignore and proceed with install the package maintainer's version without the need to edit the file any further.
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up vote
23
down vote
accepted
To sum up:
Use the
show the differences between the versionsto check what the differences are.From the diff view, you can recognize the changes you have made to the file (if any), and the differences between current file and the maintainer file.
Now you need to merge the maintainer file with the local changes: either
install the package maintainer's versionand then edit to introduce your changes to the settings, orkeep the local version currently installedand then edit to introduce the changes made by the package maintainer.
In your case you have no changes made to the file, and the differences are minor and irrelevant to your setup, so you can ignore and proceed with install the package maintainer's version without the need to edit the file any further.
answered Feb 5 '14 at 20:28
aularon
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To sum up:
Use the
show the differences between the versionsto check what the differences are.From the diff view, you can recognize the changes you have made to the file (if any), and the differences between current file and the maintainer file.
Now you need to merge the maintainer file with the local changes: either
install the package maintainer's versionand then edit to introduce your changes to the settings, orkeep the local version currently installedand then edit to introduce the changes made by the package maintainer.
In your case you have no changes made to the file, and the differences are minor and irrelevant to your setup, so you can ignore and proceed with install the package maintainer's version without the need to edit the file any further.
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I encounter similar issues with Ubuntu 18.04, I select show a side-by-side difference between the versions. Careful observation reveals that nothing serious was changed at all, it all looks similar.
So I simply select install the package maintainer's version and everything works just fine.
answered Nov 17 at 4:50
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I encounter similar issues with Ubuntu 18.04, I select show a side-by-side difference between the versions. Careful observation reveals that nothing serious was changed at all, it all looks similar.
So I simply select install the package maintainer's version and everything works just fine.
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I encounter similar issues with Ubuntu 18.04, I select show a side-by-side difference between the versions. Careful observation reveals that nothing serious was changed at all, it all looks similar.
So I simply select install the package maintainer's version and everything works just fine.
answered Nov 17 at 4:50
Aminu Kano
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I encounter similar issues with Ubuntu 18.04, I select show a side-by-side difference between the versions. Careful observation reveals that nothing serious was changed at all, it all looks similar.
So I simply select install the package maintainer's version and everything works just fine.
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show the differences between the versionsand edit your question to add the output. (After choosing that you will get the same menu again to choose from)– aularon
Feb 5 '14 at 19:21
@aularon I did that, thanks for suggestion.
– Perlnika
Feb 5 '14 at 19:31
It seems the new file removes setting related to serial terminals, nothing that you would usually deal with (unless you have a serial connection to a terminal). So you can continue to
install the package maintainer's versionwithout a worry.– aularon
Feb 5 '14 at 19:42
Thanks. What if I chose to keep the local version? What's risk associated with that?
– Perlnika
Feb 5 '14 at 19:47
1
Nothing (in this case the change is really marginal and won't affect the system, as it appears from the lines changed in the diff view), but next time when you are going to upgrade, it will ask you again since you still don't have the maintainer version of the file.
– aularon
Feb 5 '14 at 19:52