[Bug 2079842] [NEW] mantic -> noble lxd VM: upgrade removes Recommended packages

[Julian Andres Klode]

Public bug reported:

After upgrading a mantic lxd VM to noble, bolt and fwupd are missing:

They were considered unused dependencies during the upgrade:

2024-09-06 14:05:46,066 DEBUG Unused dependencies: libcbor0.8 libicu72
libqmi-glib5 libvolume-key1 libappstream4 libprotobuf-c1 libsmbios-c2
libmbim-utils python3-keyring perl-modules-5.36 libbytesize-common
libnss3 libpython3.11 libjcat1 libpython3.11-minimal tpm-udev
libpython3.11-stdlib libgcab-1.0-0 libnss-nisplus fwupd-signed
python3-jeepney libaio1 usb-modeswitch libblockdev-crypto3 libnspr4
libqrtr-glib0 usb-modeswitch-data libqmi-proxy libmbim-glib4
libbytesize1 libunistring2 tzdata-icu python3-jaraco.classes
libatasmart4 libblockdev3 irqbalance libtcl8.6 libtss2-mu0 udisks2
libarchive13t64 libmbim-proxy libudisks2-0 libblockdev-part3 python3.11
libnetplan0 gcc-13-base libqmi-utils libblockdev-nvme3 libblockdev-fs3
libnss-nis libgusb2 ubuntu-advantage-tools libnsl2 libjq1 libflashrom1
libnvme1t64 libperl5.36 jq libblockdev-loop3 libftdi1-2 libblockdev-
utils3 libmm-glib0 modemmanager tcl bolt python3.11-minimal libfwupd2
libblockdev-mdraid3 libonig5 python3-secretstorage tcl8.6 libjson-
glib-1.0-0 libblockdev-swap3 libgpgme11t64 libjson-glib-1.0-common

But clearly they are not:

root at mantic-to-noble-proposed:~# aptitude why bolt
i   ubuntu-server Recommends fwupd
c   fwupd         Recommends bolt

This is awkward because the unused dependencies are just the list of
packages apt considers autoremovable, but with installed Reverse-
Recommends, neither of them should be.


To reproduce, run

# lxc launch ubuntu:mantic mantic-to-noble-proposed
# lxc exec mantic-to-noble-proposed apt-mark hold lxd-agent-loader # lxd bug
# lxc exec mantic-to-noble-proposed do-release-upgrade -p

** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Summary changed:

- mantic -> noble lxd VM: upgrade removes fwupd, bolt
+ mantic -> noble lxd VM: upgrade removes Recommended packages

** Description changed:

  After upgrading a mantic lxd VM to noble, bolt and fwupd are missing:
  
  They were considered unused dependencies during the upgrade:
  
  2024-09-06 14:05:46,066 DEBUG Unused dependencies: libcbor0.8 libicu72
  libqmi-glib5 libvolume-key1 libappstream4 libprotobuf-c1 libsmbios-c2
  libmbim-utils python3-keyring perl-modules-5.36 libbytesize-common
  libnss3 libpython3.11 libjcat1 libpython3.11-minimal tpm-udev
  libpython3.11-stdlib libgcab-1.0-0 libnss-nisplus fwupd-signed
  python3-jeepney libaio1 usb-modeswitch libblockdev-crypto3 libnspr4
  libqrtr-glib0 usb-modeswitch-data libqmi-proxy libmbim-glib4
  libbytesize1 libunistring2 tzdata-icu python3-jaraco.classes
  libatasmart4 libblockdev3 irqbalance libtcl8.6 libtss2-mu0 udisks2
  libarchive13t64 libmbim-proxy libudisks2-0 libblockdev-part3 python3.11
  libnetplan0 gcc-13-base libqmi-utils libblockdev-nvme3 libblockdev-fs3
  libnss-nis libgusb2 ubuntu-advantage-tools libnsl2 libjq1 libflashrom1
  libnvme1t64 libperl5.36 jq libblockdev-loop3 libftdi1-2 libblockdev-
  utils3 libmm-glib0 modemmanager tcl bolt python3.11-minimal libfwupd2
  libblockdev-mdraid3 libonig5 python3-secretstorage tcl8.6 libjson-
  glib-1.0-0 libblockdev-swap3 libgpgme11t64 libjson-glib-1.0-common
  
  But clearly they are not:
  
  root at mantic-to-noble-proposed:~# aptitude why bolt
  i   ubuntu-server Recommends fwupd
- c   fwupd         Recommends bolt 
+ c   fwupd         Recommends bolt
+ 
+ This is awkward because the unused dependencies are just the list of
+ packages apt considers autoremovable, but with installed Reverse-
+ Recommends, neither of them should be.
  
  
- This is awkward because the unused dependencies are just the list of packages apt considers autoremovable, but with installed Reverse-Recommends, neither of them should be.
+ To reproduce, run
+ 
+ # lxc launch ubuntu:mantic mantic-to-noble-proposed
+ # lxc exec mantic-to-noble-proposed apt-mark hold lxd-agent-loader # lxd bug
+ # lxc exec mantic-to-noble-proposed do-release-upgrade -p

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Title:
  mantic -> noble lxd VM: upgrade removes Recommended packages

Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  After upgrading a mantic lxd VM to noble, bolt and fwupd are missing:

  They were considered unused dependencies during the upgrade:

  2024-09-06 14:05:46,066 DEBUG Unused dependencies: libcbor0.8 libicu72
  libqmi-glib5 libvolume-key1 libappstream4 libprotobuf-c1 libsmbios-c2
  libmbim-utils python3-keyring perl-modules-5.36 libbytesize-common
  libnss3 libpython3.11 libjcat1 libpython3.11-minimal tpm-udev
  libpython3.11-stdlib libgcab-1.0-0 libnss-nisplus fwupd-signed
  python3-jeepney libaio1 usb-modeswitch libblockdev-crypto3 libnspr4
  libqrtr-glib0 usb-modeswitch-data libqmi-proxy libmbim-glib4
  libbytesize1 libunistring2 tzdata-icu python3-jaraco.classes
  libatasmart4 libblockdev3 irqbalance libtcl8.6 libtss2-mu0 udisks2
  libarchive13t64 libmbim-proxy libudisks2-0 libblockdev-part3
  python3.11 libnetplan0 gcc-13-base libqmi-utils libblockdev-nvme3
  libblockdev-fs3 libnss-nis libgusb2 ubuntu-advantage-tools libnsl2
  libjq1 libflashrom1 libnvme1t64 libperl5.36 jq libblockdev-loop3
  libftdi1-2 libblockdev-utils3 libmm-glib0 modemmanager tcl bolt
  python3.11-minimal libfwupd2 libblockdev-mdraid3 libonig5
  python3-secretstorage tcl8.6 libjson-glib-1.0-0 libblockdev-swap3
  libgpgme11t64 libjson-glib-1.0-common

  But clearly they are not:

  root at mantic-to-noble-proposed:~# aptitude why bolt
  i   ubuntu-server Recommends fwupd
  c   fwupd         Recommends bolt

  This is awkward because the unused dependencies are just the list of
  packages apt considers autoremovable, but with installed Reverse-
  Recommends, neither of them should be.

  
  To reproduce, run

  # lxc launch ubuntu:mantic mantic-to-noble-proposed
  # lxc exec mantic-to-noble-proposed apt-mark hold lxd-agent-loader # lxd bug
  # lxc exec mantic-to-noble-proposed do-release-upgrade -p

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