Bug#594037: postrm.d/zz-update-grub doesn't call update-grub for old lenny kernels

[Hannes von Haugwitz]

Package: grub-pc
Version: 1.98+20100804-2
Severity: important

Hi,

after upgrading one of my lenny systems to squeeze I purged the old lenny
packages:

# aptitude purge gcc-4.2-base libcap1 libvolume-id0 linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64 mailx libept0 linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64 
The following packages will be REMOVED:  
  gcc-4.2-base{p} libcap1{p} libept0{p} libvolume-id0{p} linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64{p} linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64{p} mailx{p} 
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 7 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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(Reading database ... 28577 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing gcc-4.2-base ...
Removing libcap1 ...
Removing libept0 ...
Purging configuration files for libept0 ...
Removing libvolume-id0 ...
Purging configuration files for libvolume-id0 ...
Removing linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64 ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.26-1-amd64 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-amd64
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 2.6.26-1-amd64 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-amd64
Purging configuration files for linux-image-2.6.26-1-amd64 ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.26-1-amd64 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-amd64
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 2.6.26-1-amd64 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-amd64
Removing linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64 ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.26-2-amd64 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-amd64
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 2.6.26-2-amd64 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-amd64
Purging configuration files for linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64 ...
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 2.6.26-2-amd64 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-amd64
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 2.6.26-2-amd64 /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-amd64
Removing mailx ...
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It seems that zz-update-grub does not call update-grub for the old lenny kernels.

I manually called update-grub, which works fine.

Greetings

Hannes