[Bug 2098710] Re: The systemd-cryptsetup package priority should be important, as per LP: #2084251

[Nick Rosbrook]

Everything you say above is true, but my question is: what impact is
this currently having on you?

As far as I know, the benefit of this is basically bootstrapping new
images and spinning new release media. Since 24.10 is an interim
release, it will not get new release media, hence we found it
unnecessary to make the change take effect here.

** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

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Title:
  The systemd-cryptsetup package priority should be important, as per
  LP: #2084251

Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  ### **Summary**  
  The package priority should be **important**, as per LP: #2084251 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cryptsetup/+bug/2084251).

  ---

  ### **Bug Description**

  #### **System Information**
  ```bash
  $ lsb_release -a
  No LSB modules are available.
  Distributor ID: Ubuntu
  Description: Ubuntu 24.10
  Release: 24.10
  Codename: oracular
  ```

  #### **Package Information**
  ```bash
  $ apt-cache policy systemd-cryptsetup
  systemd-cryptsetup:
    Installed: 256.5-2ubuntu3.1
    Candidate: 256.5-2ubuntu3.1
    Version table:
   *** 256.5-2ubuntu3.1 500
          500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oracular-updates/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       256.5-2ubuntu3 500
          500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oracular/main amd64 Packages
  ```

  ```bash
  $ apt-cache show systemd-cryptsetup | grep -i priority
  Priority: optional
  Priority: optional
  ```

  ---

  ### **Expected Behavior**  
  The priority of `systemd-cryptsetup` should be **important**, as per the fix mentioned in **LP: #2084251**.  

  According to the fix:  
  - `systemd-cryptsetup` should have **Priority: important** in the package metadata.

  ---

  ### **Actual Behavior**  
  Despite installing **systemd-cryptsetup 256.5-2ubuntu3.1**, the package priority remains **optional**, instead of **important**. This means the intended fix was **not fully applied** in the Ubuntu package repository.

  ---

  ### **Steps to Reproduce**  
  1. Run `apt-cache policy systemd-cryptsetup` to verify the installed version.
  2. Run `apt-cache show systemd-cryptsetup | grep -i priority` to check the package priority.
  3. Notice that the priority is still **optional** instead of **important**.

  ---

  ### **Additional Notes**  
  - The fix for **LP: #2084251** states that `systemd-cryptsetup` should be **important**, but the repository metadata has not been updated accordingly.  
  - The package is installed and correctly recommended by `systemd`, but the incorrect priority setting may lead to **unexpected removals** in some cases.  
  - The priority should be updated in the repository metadata to match the intended fix.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.10
  Package: systemd-cryptsetup 256.5-2ubuntu3.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.11.0-14.15-generic 6.11.0
  Uname: Linux 6.11.0-14-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.30.0-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Mon Feb 17 11:48:35 2025
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-08-15 (187 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20240424)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   TERM=xterm-256color
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
  SourcePackage: systemd
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oracular on 2024-10-26 (115 days ago)

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