@rbalint it says "Keeping the following auto-removable package(s) because they include linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-39-generic which package is related to the running kernel: linux-cloud-tools-4.15.0-39-generic linux-cloud-tools-common linux-hwe-cloud-tools-4.15.0-39".
So if 4.15.0-39-generic was not the running kernel, those would have been removed, even if the kernel itself was protected?
@rbalint it says "Keeping the following auto-removable package(s) because they include linux-cloud- tools-4. 15.0-39- generic which package is related to the running kernel: linux-cloud- tools-4. 15.0-39- generic linux-cloud- tools-common linux-hwe- cloud-tools- 4.15.0- 39".
So if 4.15.0-39-generic was not the running kernel, those would have been removed, even if the kernel itself was protected?