[Bug 1872902] Re: Upgrade to Focal now removes chrony

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** Merge proposal linked:
   https://code.launchpad.net/~rbalint/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+git/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+merge/382454

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Title:
  Upgrade to Focal now removes chrony

Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu:
  New
Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in chrony package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in ntp package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in apt source package in Focal:
  Invalid
Status in chrony source package in Focal:
  Invalid
Status in ntp source package in Focal:
  Invalid
Status in systemd source package in Focal:
  Invalid
Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader source package in Focal:
  Triaged

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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