[Bug 2117425] Re: Please remove python3-pylxd from Ubuntu 25.10

[Graham Inggs]

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pylxd/+publishinghistory

shows this package was removed from Questing on 2025-07-03

** Changed in: python-pylxd (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Fix Released

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Title:
  Please remove python3-pylxd from Ubuntu 25.10

Status in python-pylxd package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  The `python3-pylxd` package currently shipped in Ubuntu (version
  2.2.10) is severely outdated and does not support modern LXD features,
  notably VM support introduced in January 2020 (LXD 3.19 – see
  https://discuss.linuxcontainers.org/t/lxd-3-19-has-been-released/6529)
  and projects.

  This package version has been carried unmodified across Ubuntu
  releases from Focal through Plucky. Ubuntu is unlikely to receive a
  newer version by sync'ing with Debian as the package was removed in
  early 2025 (see https://bugs.debian.org/1091918 and
  https://tracker.debian.org/news/1600652/removed-2210-4-from-
  unstable/).

  Upstream (the LXD team at Canonical) recommends that users install
  `pylxd` using `pip`, or directly from the GitHub repository at
  https://github.com/canonical/pylxd to ensure compatibility with
  current LXD features and APIs.

  Maintaining this outdated package in Ubuntu creates confusion and a
  degraded experience for users expecting full functionality with modern
  LXD setups.

  Request:

  Please remove the `python3-pylxd` package from the Ubuntu archive in
  future releases to avoid promoting an obsolete and misleading
  implementation.

  The binary and source packages should be removed:

  ```
  src:python-pylxd
  bin:python-pylxd-doc
  bin:python3-pylxd
  ```

  and they have no reverse deps:

  ```
  $ apt-cache rdepends python3-pylxd python-pylxd-doc
  python3-pylxd
  Reverse Depends:
  python-pylxd-doc
  Reverse Depends:
  ```

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