[Bug 1930914] Re: ubuntu-minimal depends on ubuntu-advantage-tools

[Dan Watkins]

I would also like to see this change:

* ubuntu-advantage-tools and its dependencies add about 3MB to ubuntu-minimal installations (checked by installing ubuntu-minimal's Depends in a Docker container with and without u-a-t)
* it installs a systemd timer which runs (to do nothing, as the service it runs is disabled without ua-auto-attach.service present)
* it installs MOTD hooks, which run regularly
* it installs an apt hook, which is executed on every update and upgrade, and twice on installs

If one is not interested in UA services, these are wasted resources, and
provide an incentive to remove ubuntu-minimal from systems.

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Title:
  ubuntu-minimal depends on ubuntu-advantage-tools

Status in ubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  This is counter to #1566183 There is no reason to enforce desktop
  users who manage machine on their own to install ubuntu-advantage-
  tools, especially when this is 'minimal' version.  This should include
  only essential packages to make the OS functional

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: ubuntu-minimal 1.450.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-73.82-lowlatency 5.4.106
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-73-lowlatency x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  Date: Fri Jun  4 18:54:56 2021
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-01-29 (491 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-06-27 (342 days ago)

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