[Bug 1912496] [NEW] update-notifier-common pulls in ubuntu-drivers-common including on server where it is not required

[Robie Basak]

Public bug reported:

update-notifier 3.192.37 (https://git.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source
/update-notifier/commit/?id=f766bda4ab5032a5af84311fabd2e6d9e56b3254)
added a dependency on ubuntu-drivers-common, which causes ubuntu-server
to bloat, for example by pulling in alsa-utils.

I don't know if there's an easy solution to this, or if we just need to
live with it. If the latter, this bug can be Won't Fix'd.

** Affects: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: update-notifier (Ubuntu Focal)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: regression-update

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Title:
  update-notifier-common pulls in ubuntu-drivers-common including on
  server where it is not required

Status in update-notifier package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in update-notifier source package in Focal:
  New

Bug description:
  update-notifier 3.192.37 (https://git.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source
  /update-notifier/commit/?id=f766bda4ab5032a5af84311fabd2e6d9e56b3254)
  added a dependency on ubuntu-drivers-common, which causes ubuntu-
  server to bloat, for example by pulling in alsa-utils.

  I don't know if there's an easy solution to this, or if we just need
  to live with it. If the latter, this bug can be Won't Fix'd.

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