[Bug 1872902] [NEW] Upgrade to Focal now removes chrony

[Christian Ehrhardt ]

Public bug reported:

Due to changes in systemd for bug 1849156 this issue now happens.

On an upgrade for people that had chrony installed on a do-release upgrade it now will:
Calculating the changes
  MarkInstall systemd-timesyncd:amd64 < none -> 245.4-4ubuntu1 @un uN Ib > FU=1
   Removing: chrony
    MarkDelete chrony:amd64 < 3.2-4ubuntu4.2 -> 3.5-6ubuntu3 @ii umU Ib > FU=0

That isn't what users want, those who had chrony installed would want to
get chrony upgraded and systemd-timesyncd (which now is a separate
pacakge) not installed.

I'd ask you to revise the dependencies that got changes in systemd
245.4-2ubuntu1 so that on an upgrade from e.g. Bionic chrony stays
installed as that was an opt-in chances are quite high people would want
to keep it that way.

** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Critical
         Status: New

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

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Title:
  Upgrade to Focal now removes chrony

Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Due to changes in systemd for bug 1849156 this issue now happens.

  On an upgrade for people that had chrony installed on a do-release upgrade it now will:
  Calculating the changes
    MarkInstall systemd-timesyncd:amd64 < none -> 245.4-4ubuntu1 @un uN Ib > FU=1
     Removing: chrony
      MarkDelete chrony:amd64 < 3.2-4ubuntu4.2 -> 3.5-6ubuntu3 @ii umU Ib > FU=0

  That isn't what users want, those who had chrony installed would want
  to get chrony upgraded and systemd-timesyncd (which now is a separate
  pacakge) not installed.

  I'd ask you to revise the dependencies that got changes in systemd
  245.4-2ubuntu1 so that on an upgrade from e.g. Bionic chrony stays
  installed as that was an opt-in chances are quite high people would
  want to keep it that way.

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