[Bug 1780316] Re: netcat-openbsd is in main but netcat-standard has a netcat dummy package

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This bug was fixed in the package netcat-openbsd - 1.206-1ubuntu1

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netcat-openbsd (1.206-1ubuntu1) focal; urgency=medium

  * Move the netcat transitional package here and have it depend on the
    preferred netcat-openbsd implementation of netcat, not
    netcat-traditional.  LP: #1780316.

 -- Steve Langasek <steve.langasek at ubuntu.com>  Mon, 09 Mar 2020
11:50:15 -0700

** Changed in: netcat-openbsd (Ubuntu)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  netcat-openbsd is in main but netcat-standard has a netcat dummy
  package

Status in netcat package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in netcat-openbsd package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  For installations that don't have netcat-openbsd somewhere in the seed
  then any package/user that installs 'netcat' will get 'netcat-
  standard' from universe rather than 'netcat-openbsd' from main. (One
  example is the ubuntu-fan package that recommends netcat)

  Installing the 'netcat' transitional package should provide users a
  supported package as one exists.

  Suggested action:
  * Remove the 'netcat' dummy package from the netcat-standard package
  * Add a 'netcat' dummy package to the netcat-openbsd package

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