APT, by design, only picks candidate versions when installing dependencies, and the non-pinned proposed version is not the candidate. apt install foo/target has some logic to switch dependencies to target too, which works sometimes, but it's nothing that happens when using pinning.
** Changed in: apt (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/1760810 Title: Non-pinned available package in -proposed not chosen To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/auto-package-testing/+bug/1760810/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs