Heads Up: Ubuntu 20.x grub-pc fixed

Not a question, but I inadvertently did an in-place upgrade to one of my Ubuntu 18.x instances when the MOTD came up about 20.x a couple weeks ago, then the next apt-update to grub-pc failed and all the usual fixes you can Google had no effect.

Today the new grub updates are up and they will fix your grub config and clear the error, if you've been holding off on rebooting like me.

Support let me know I can choose the latest image in the console GUI to boot from if I ever hose grub, which is nice to know as well.

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Linode Staff

Thanks for posting this here! It's good information to have.

Just as an aside, if you need to upgrade your distro, we have another post on here which gives you some recommended best practices:

How do I upgrade my existing Ubuntu installation?

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