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

[Nick Rosbrook]

Hm, I see. Yeah, the package priority has no effect about its runtime
behavior or anything like that, so this is not related to the issue
you're having.

I would suggest seeking help on a support forum:
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/community-support/709.

That may help you find the issue, or gather enough information to create
a bug report against the correct package with relevant logs etc.

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

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

Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

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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