Please look carefully at the log; you should see that it did install eatmydata:
> The following additional packages will be installed: > aptitude-common libboost-filesystem1.65.1 libboost-iostreams1.65.1 > libboost-system1.65.1 libcwidget3v5 libeatmydata1 libsigc++-2.0-0v5 > libsqlite3-0 libxapian30 > Suggested packages: > aptitude-doc-en | aptitude-doc apt-xapian-index debtags tasksel > libcwidget-dev xapian-tools > Recommended packages: > libparse-debianchangelog-perl > The following NEW packages will be installed: > aptitude aptitude-common eatmydata libboost-filesystem1.65.1 > libboost-iostreams1.65.1 libboost-system1.65.1 libcwidget3v5 libeatmydata1 > libsigc++-2.0-0v5 libsqlite3-0 libxapian30 However, pbuilder now has an EATMYDATA option in pbuilderrc, and if that's not set, eatmydata is *removed* from the chroot on running a `pbuilder update`, unless you keep specifying it with --extrapackages/EXTRAPACKAGES. But that's not what this bug is about, and your claim in this report is demonstrably false. ** Changed in: pbuilder (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1760146 Title: --extrapackages are not installed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pbuilder/+bug/1760146/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs