cleanup / deprecate anon-shared-build-fix-grub package

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Information

ID: 340
PHID: PHID-TASK-r7qfa4uzs6yxiqdogefr
Author: Patrick
Status at Migration Time: resolved
Priority at Migration Time: Normal

Description

Likely the following code block can be removed, because likely the grub issue was fixed in jessie:

• https://github.com/Whonix/anon-shared-build-fix-grub/blob/bec926b41f7d8c2f9edfcb29ab6ead6f062076c3/usr/lib/anon-dist/chroot-scripts-post.d/90_fix_grub#L53-60
• https://github.com/Whonix/anon-shared-build-fix-grub/blob/bec926b41f7d8c2f9edfcb29ab6ead6f062076c3/usr/lib/anon-dist/chroot-scripts-post.d/90_fix_grub#L64-78

If so, creation of the whole backup folder /var/lib/anon-dist/grub-backup would also be unnecessary.

If that is so, the only remaining action rm --force "/boot/grub/device.map" could perhaps be moved to #whonix-initializer and so the #anon-shared-build-fix-grub package could be deprecated.

Whonix 11.0.0.2.3 /boot/grub/grub.cfg:

#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  set have_grubenv=true
  load_env
fi
if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
   set default="${next_entry}"
   set next_entry=
   save_env next_entry
   set boot_once=true
else
   set default="0"
fi

if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
  menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
  menuentry_id_option=""
fi

export menuentry_id_option

if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
  set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
  save_env saved_entry
  set prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
  set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
  if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
    saved_entry="${chosen}"
    save_env saved_entry
  fi
}
function load_video {
  if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
    insmod all_video
  else
    insmod efi_gop
    insmod efi_uga
    insmod ieee1275_fb
    insmod vbe
    insmod vga
    insmod video_bochs
    insmod video_cirrus
  fi
}

if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
   font=unicode
else
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6
else
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6
fi
    font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi

if loadfont $font ; then
  set gfxmode=auto
  load_video
  insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ] ; then
  set timeout=-1
else
  if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
    set timeout_style=menu
    set timeout=5
  # Fallback normal timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is
  # unavailable.
  else
    set timeout=5
  fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
function gfxmode {
	set gfxpayload="${1}"
}
set linux_gfx_mode=
export linux_gfx_mode
menuentry 'Whonix GNU/Linux' --class whonix --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6' {
	load_video
	insmod gzio
	if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6
	else
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6
	fi
	echo	'Loading Linux 3.16.0-4-686-pae ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-4-686-pae root=UUID=26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6 ro  apparmor=1 security=apparmor quiet
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-4-686-pae
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Whonix GNU/Linux' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6' {
	menuentry 'Whonix GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.16.0-4-686-pae' --class whonix --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.16.0-4-686-pae-advanced-26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6' {
		load_video
		insmod gzio
		if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
		insmod part_msdos
		insmod ext2
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6
		fi
		echo	'Loading Linux 3.16.0-4-686-pae ...'
		linux	/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-4-686-pae root=UUID=26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6 ro  apparmor=1 security=apparmor quiet
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-4-686-pae
	}
	menuentry 'Whonix GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.16.0-4-686-pae (recovery mode)' --class whonix --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.16.0-4-686-pae-recovery-26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6' {
		load_video
		insmod gzio
		if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
		insmod part_msdos
		insmod ext2
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6
		fi
		echo	'Loading Linux 3.16.0-4-686-pae ...'
		linux	/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-4-686-pae root=UUID=26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6 ro single  apparmor=1 security=apparmor
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-4-686-pae
	}
	menuentry 'Whonix GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.16.0-4-586' --class whonix --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.16.0-4-586-advanced-26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6' {
		load_video
		insmod gzio
		if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
		insmod part_msdos
		insmod ext2
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6
		fi
		echo	'Loading Linux 3.16.0-4-586 ...'
		linux	/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-4-586 root=UUID=26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6 ro  apparmor=1 security=apparmor quiet
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-4-586
	}
	menuentry 'Whonix GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.16.0-4-586 (recovery mode)' --class whonix --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.16.0-4-586-recovery-26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6' {
		load_video
		insmod gzio
		if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
		insmod part_msdos
		insmod ext2
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6
		fi
		echo	'Loading Linux 3.16.0-4-586 ...'
		linux	/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-4-586 root=UUID=26ada0c0-1165-4098-884d-aafd2220c2c6 ro single  apparmor=1 security=apparmor
		echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
		initrd	/boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-4-586
	}
}

### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f  ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
  source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
  source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###

TODO:

• Test build without these code blocks.
• See generated /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
• Compare with above /boot/grub/grub.cfg.
• If it matches, clean this up.

Comments

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Patrick

2015-07-29 15:46:09 UTC

clean up /boot/grub/device.map because the anon-shared-build-fix-grub package can be deprecated - https://phabricator.whonix.org/T340:
clean up /boot/grub/device.map because the anon-shared-build-fix-grub… · Kicksecure/initializer-dist@c7c5cdd · GitHub

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Patrick

2015-07-29 15:52:08 UTC

deactivated most code, testing to deprecate anon-shared-build-fix-grub package - https://phabricator.whonix.org/T340:
https://github.com/Whonix/anon-shared-build-fix-grub/commit/3ce9b90b02f25d4cf7ea0733eb9228dc668b144b

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Patrick

2015-07-29 15:52:42 UTC

Checking this again when the next test release has been created.

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Patrick

2015-12-04 15:42:22 UTC

deprecated anon-shared-build-fix-grub - no longer required

https://phabricator.whonix.org/T340

https://github.com/Whonix/Whonix/commit/c2b0e56e322ed55656513a65ba9281cf6e1cb520