[Bug 1928604] Re: ubuntu-advantage-tools should not be auto-installed on supported Ubuntu releases

[Lucas Kanashiro]

Thanks for taking the time to file this bug and trying to make Ubuntu
better.

ubuntu-advantage-tools does not provide only a way to enable ESM, it
also provides a bunch of other services (from the project README):

"The Ubuntu Advantage client provides users with a simple mechanism to
view, enable, and disable offerings from Canonical on their system. The
following entitlements are supported:

    Common Criteria EAL2 certification artifacts provisioning
    Canonical CIS Benchmark Audit Tool
    Ubuntu Extended Security Maintenance
    FIPS 140-2 Certified Modules
    FIPS 140-2 Non-Certified Module Updates
    Livepatch Service
"

Those other services might be useful in non-EOL releases. Due to that,
the package is installed by default in all supported releases.

** Changed in: ubuntu-advantage-tools (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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Title:
  ubuntu-advantage-tools should not be auto-installed on supported
  Ubuntu releases

Status in ubuntu-advantage-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in ubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I understand that Canonical thinks about financial profit. It is
  business and it is good.

  But please do not install ubuntu-advantage-tools to supported releases
  like 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS and 21.04. It may confuse users. Users do
  not expect ESM existence on supported systems.

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