Bug#1107685: grub-efi-amd64: "GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet" incorrectly added to /etc/default/grub during upgrade

[Felix Zielcke]

Am Donnerstag, dem 12.06.2025 um 13:47 +1000 schrieb Dutchy:
> Package: grub-efi-amd64
> Version: 2.12-8
> Severity: normal
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> *** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where
> appropriate ***
> 
>    * What led up to the situation?
>    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
>      ineffective)?
>    * What was the outcome of this action?
>    * What outcome did you expect instead?
> 
> This morning, grub-efi-amd64-unsigned:amd64 (2.12-7, 2.12-8), grub-
> efi-
> amd64:amd64 (2.12-7, 2.12-8), grub-efi-amd64-signed:amd64 (1+2.12+7, 
> 1+2.12+8),
> grub-efi-amd64-bin:amd64 (2.12-7, 2.12-8), grub2-common:amd64 (2.12-
> 7, 
> 2.12-8),
> grub-common:amd64 (2.12-7, 2.12-8) were upgraded.
> 
> I was shown a configuration confirmation on what to do with a config
> file (I
> think it was /etc/default/grub, but not sure).
> 
> I chose to keep installed (my modified file), however it was still
> partially
> over written with the additional line
> GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet".
> 
> I had previously # this line in grub which was still here and still
> #.
> 
> I removed the added line GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet", did an
> update-
> grub
> and boot again shows the print.
> 
> 

Does /var/log/apt/term.log really shows that you choose to keep that
file?
I can't reproduce this. Just upgrade to the signed grub2 and my
/etc/default/grub is still the same