[Bug 1916622] Re: fw_printenv and fw_setenv not available on Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: u-boot (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  fw_printenv and fw_setenv not available on Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS

Status in u-boot package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Hi there

  In the latest release of u-boot-tools both commands "fw_printenv" and
  "fw_setenv" was removed from package.

  Changelog for 2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.2 package contain following
  line:

  " - Remove fw_printenv and fw_setenv and Recommend libubootenv-tool.
        (Closes: #939598)
  "

  Bug number 939598 is referencing to the Debian bugzilla
  (https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=939598)

  As I can see, fw_setenv and fw_printenv was removed from Debian
  package due to conflict with same binaries in package libubootenv-
  tool. However, this package is available only in Ubuntu 20 but not in
  Ubuntu 18.

  There is no alternative package containing this files:
  https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?searchon=contents&keywords=fw_setenv&mode=exactfilename&suite
  =bionic-updates&arch=any

  More to say, "file-not-found" command is referencing to "u-boot-tools"
  command:

  
  ```
  # apt install u-boot-tools
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree
  Reading state information... Done
  u-boot-tools is already the newest version (2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.2).
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 55 not upgraded.

  # fw_printenv

  Command 'fw_printenv' not found, but can be installed with:

  apt install u-boot-tools
  ```

  Please provide alternative package for Ubuntu 18.04 (e.g libubootenv-
  tool) because this is breaking change

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