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grub2 package

  1. Bug #600933
  2. Comment #3

Comment 3 for bug 600933

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote : Re: [Bug 600933] [NEW] Debconf dialog box is confusing

On Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 07:49:23AM -0000, dino99 wrote:
> the text is : Continue without installing GRUB ? (with the non selected
> checkbox)
>
> how people can understand that ?
> - most users will understand: if i check (= i answer 'yes') that mean " continue without installing grub"

But that's exactly what it means.

> but anyway this is not a question as users have only the choice to check
> it to be able to continue and finally install the package: so checking
> this single choice (LOL) is doing exactly the opposite of its supposed
> to do.

Users certainly have a real choice here; if you leave it unchecked then
it goes back and lets you select devices to install to again. Offering
this choice matters because it's possible that some other boot loader is
actually in place.

> Instead of this meaningless question, why not giving a clear choice:
>
> - install grub-pc: check this box

That would be bad since it is not always presented as a checkbox. That
depends on the debconf frontend in use.

  http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/best-pkging-practices.html#s6.5.2.4