[Bug 1887407] [NEW] Distribution upgrade uninstalled TortoiseHG without asking me

[teo1978]

Public bug reported:

I had TortoiseHG installed on my computer
https://tortoisehg.bitbucket.io/download/linux.html

After upgrading from Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04, then 19.10 and then 20.04 (I
can't tell at what stage), it's GONE.

Never was I asked if I was fine with that.

I don't care if there's a conflict of packages or whatever, you don't
just uninstall software like that without asking me for confirmation.

And yes, at some point I guess I clicked Yes to something like "2387
packages will be installed, 8793 will be removed" or whatever. But if
you are going to uninstall an application that I installed manually (as
opposed to some library that I never chose to install), you have to give
a very specific warning and prompt, one that I can't easily miss.

This is OUTRAGEOUS. Now I wonder how many other programs, that I don't
use that often (unlike THG with which I work on a daily basis) may be
gone.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-40.44-generic 5.4.44
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-40-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Jul 13 17:55:51 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (2466 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-07-12 (0 days ago)

** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal third-party-packages

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Title:
  Distribution upgrade uninstalled TortoiseHG without asking me

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I had TortoiseHG installed on my computer
  https://tortoisehg.bitbucket.io/download/linux.html

  After upgrading from Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04, then 19.10 and then 20.04
  (I can't tell at what stage), it's GONE.

  Never was I asked if I was fine with that.

  I don't care if there's a conflict of packages or whatever, you don't
  just uninstall software like that without asking me for confirmation.

  And yes, at some point I guess I clicked Yes to something like "2387
  packages will be installed, 8793 will be removed" or whatever. But if
  you are going to uninstall an application that I installed manually
  (as opposed to some library that I never chose to install), you have
  to give a very specific warning and prompt, one that I can't easily
  miss.

  This is OUTRAGEOUS. Now I wonder how many other programs, that I don't
  use that often (unlike THG with which I work on a daily basis) may be
  gone.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-40.44-generic 5.4.44
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-40-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Mon Jul 13 17:55:51 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (2466 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-07-12 (0 days ago)

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