gksu has a --preserve-env option which is not used in this case, so I guess gksu should have sanitized its environment. I keep the "grub" task open, so that I remember to fool-proof (clobber-proof) it anyway.
** Changed in: grub (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => In Progress -- update-grub fails on kernel install or remove https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/155423 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs