Impact of removing ubuntu-server metapackage

[Matthew Smith]

Hello,

I have a handful of applications that will run on a ubuntu 20.04 server
install. I want to be able to manage core files that could be generated if
any of those applications crash using systemd-coredump. I noticed that when
I install systemd-coredump, it removes apport and ubuntu-server. Both
systemd-coredump and apport provide "core-dump-handler" so systemd-coredump
and apport have a conflict which results in apport being removed. Since
ubuntu-server has a dependency on apport it's removed when apport is
removed.

The description of ubuntu-server says:

 This package depends on all of the packages in the Ubuntu Server system
.
 It is also used to help ensure proper upgrades, so it is recommended
that it not be removed.


I am wondering exactly how ubuntu-server is related to ensuring proper
upgrades. If I choose to use systemd-coredump and ubuntu-server gets
removed as a side effect, will that cause trouble if I want to upgrade or
dist-upgrade at some point in the future?

Thanks,
-Matt Smith
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