Public bug reported: I've been testing some release upgrades from 18.04 to 20.04 and noticed some packages were not getting removed with the following in /var/log /dist-upgrade/main.log.
2020-09-07 15:57:38,148 DEBUG package 'libxml-sax-expat-perl' produces an unwanted removal 'gnome-software-plugin-snap', skipping 2020-09-07 15:57:40,290 DEBUG 'libxml-sax-expat-perl' scheduled for remove but not safe to remove, skipping 2020-09-07 15:57:40,349 DEBUG package 'libexporter-tiny-perl' produces an unwanted removal 'gnome-software-plugin-snap', skipping 2020-09-07 15:57:42,485 DEBUG 'libexporter-tiny-perl' scheduled for remove but not safe to remove, skipping In Ubuntu 18.04 this package was a part of the following tasks: Task: ubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop However, for 20.04 it is a part of the following tasks: Task: xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop Because the package is in main it is not a removal candidate itself but given that it is no longer part of the ubuntu-desktop and ubuntukylin- desktop packages it seems reasonable to add it to ForcedObsoletes but only for those 2 metapackages. ** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: focal rls-gg-incoming ** Tags added: focal rls-gg-incoming -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1894919 Title: gnome-software-plugin-snap consider an unwanted removal for 20.04 ubuntu-desktop To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1894919/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs