[Bug 1921773] [NEW] apt upgrade clears a hold on an uninstalled snapd

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Public bug reported:

I have an "apt-mark hold" on several packages, one of which is not
installed, snapd. An "apt upgrade" that's not a noop, that actually
installs something, clears the snapd hold. The others remain.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: apt 2.0.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-48.54~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-48-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Mar 29 12:47:58 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-10-16 (163 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal

** Summary changed:

- apt upgrage clears a hold on an uninstalled snapd
+ apt upgrade clears a hold on an uninstalled snapd

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Title:
  apt upgrade clears a hold on an uninstalled snapd

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I have an "apt-mark hold" on several packages, one of which is not
  installed, snapd. An "apt upgrade" that's not a noop, that actually
  installs something, clears the snapd hold. The others remain.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: apt 2.0.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-48.54~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
  Uname: Linux 5.8.0-48-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Mon Mar 29 12:47:58 2021
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-10-16 (163 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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