[Bug 2083989] Re: Ubuntu 24.04 is missing "maildrop"

[Paul White]

According to
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/maildrop/+publishinghistory
maildrop was removed from the noble release on 2024-04-14 as it 'failed
to build from source'.

May be a 'command-not-found' bug?


** Package changed: ubuntu => command-not-found (Ubuntu)

** Tags added: noble

** Changed in: command-not-found (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Ubuntu 24.04 is missing "maildrop"

Status in command-not-found package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  After upgrading from 20.04 to 24.04, "maildrop" program disappeared
  without any notice.

  The system still suggests it's available. but it's not:

  $ maildrop
  Command 'maildrop' not found, but can be installed with:
  sudo apt install maildrop
  $ sudo apt install maildrop
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree... Done
  Reading state information... Done
  Package maildrop is not available, but is referred to by another package.
  This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
  is only available from another source

  E: Package 'maildrop' has no installation candidate
  $ cat /etc/os-release 
  PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS"
  NAME="Ubuntu"
  VERSION_ID="24.04"
  VERSION="24.04.1 LTS (Noble Numbat)"
  VERSION_CODENAME=noble
  ID=ubuntu
  ID_LIKE=debian
  HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
  SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
  BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
  PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
  UBUNTU_CODENAME=noble
  LOGO=ubuntu-logo

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