The reason systemd-timesyncd is forcibly installed on upgrade is that it is in the minimal task:
$ apt-cache show systemd-timesyncd | grep Task Task: minimal, ubuntu-desktop-minimal-default-languages, ubuntu-desktop-minimal-default-languages, ubuntu-desktop-minimal-default-languages, ubuntu-desktop-minimal-default-languages, ubuntu-desktop-minimal-default-languages, ubuntu-desktop-minimal-default-languages, ubuntu-desktop-minimal-default-languages, ubuntu-desktop-default-languages, ubuntu-desktop-default-languages, ubuntu-desktop-default-languages, ubuntu-desktop-default-languages, ubuntu-desktop-default-languages, ubuntu-desktop-default-languages, ubuntu-desktop-default-languages, ubuntu-desktop-default-languages, ubuntu-core -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1872902 Title: Upgrade to Focal now removes chrony To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-release-notes/+bug/1872902/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
