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A new version of /boot/grub/menu.lst is available
# Does your build get stuck here:
# amazon-ebs: A new version of /boot/grub/menu.lst is available, but the version installed
# amazon-ebs: currently has been locally modified.
# amazon-ebs:
# amazon-ebs: 1. install the package maintainer's version
# amazon-ebs: 2. keep the local version currently installed
# amazon-ebs: 3. show the differences between the versions
# amazon-ebs: 4. show a side-by-side difference between the versions
# amazon-ebs: 5. show a 3-way difference between available versions
# amazon-ebs: 6. do a 3-way merge between available versions (experimental)
# amazon-ebs: 7. start a new shell to examine the situation
# Add this before sudo `apt-get dist uprade -y`
# remove local menu.lst (causes issues doing dist upgrade)
sudo rm /boot/grub/menu.lst
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