[needs-packaging] Clean-Ubiquity (automatic boot files backup)

Hello,
I strongly support this request too,
This is an useful improvement which will bring a more secure aspect, especially for the news Ubuntu users (but not only).

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Hi,
Very easy to use and powerful tool, especially in case of a multiboot.
Great work.

Dear all,
It now has its own PPA : https://launchpad.net/~yannubuntu/+archive/clean-ubiquity

integration in an ISO is very simple : just needs to install the 2 packages from the PPA and add 2 lines in the iso/preseed :
ubiquity partman/early_command string /usr/bin/cleanubiquitybefore
ubiquity ubiquity/success_command string /usr/bin/cleanubiquityafter success

This tool has been used with success by thousands of ubuntu-fr users since almost one year, a new Remix integrates it in Ubuntu 11.04, and several Ubuntu derivatives are integrating it.

Anyone working on packaging ?

This is an EXTREMELY IMPORTANT feature to add to the Ubuntu distribution. Every time I have installed Ubuntu, the process destroyed my MBR and I had to recover my Windows boot followed by manual reinstall of the GRUB from an Ubuntu-live CD. Ubuntu is great one you have it up but a painful installation process. At least have the courtesy to back up the MBR before mangling it! Here is the software to do it; it belongs in the distribution and should be run by default.

Now where is that "vote" button?

 "Does this bug affect you?" YES !!

Pangolin 12.04 beta 2 updates are mangling grub. After an update that does a update-grub rebooting results in a:

Purple screen with a few columns of faint black lines at the top.

Sometimes boot-repair works, not recently, it repairs to the same purple screen and faint black lines.

So I get my multi-partitions going again by installing Lucid Lynx in a spare partition. So far, never fails!

Attached is a copy of the boot-repair info. It said it worked but I got the same purple screen with a few black lines at the top.
With nothing running can't do an ubuntu-bug grub.

Sure would like to know how to save grub & configuration so I could at least boot live and restore them.

Acer Aspire 5253 notebook AMD Dual-Core Processor E-350, 2 GB memory 15.6" HD LED LCD.

Thanks much,

Jerry

Hi Jerry, please could you report your problem at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+filebug

Thanks for your reply and link. Here it is:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/974779

Additional info: super-grub2-usb got me going again - I'll hang on to my hat for the next debilitating update, with super-grub2-usb handy. Sure would be great if ubuntu had the previous working configuration before update clobbers it.

Jerry

+one year

This is still a must have. May we have it soonventually (without a remix)?

Or mayhaps a few click utility to patch existing ubuntu ISOs?

I strongly support this request. Not only is an useful improvement but also will bring a more secure aspect, especially for the news Ubuntu users.

I urge you to add this -- borked my Ubuntu 10.04 netbook on upgrade to 12.04 due to grub MBR issues. Had to restore from clone until I have time to fix it.

I strongly support this request. And Urge you to include it in the .iso
This is a useful and needed improvement , especially for the news Ubuntu users.