Comment 25 for bug 2030262

The bug 2025462 is about deleting ubuntu-desktop during dist-upgrade.

I have a problem where upgrader wants to remove manually installed packages.

In my case when I run "apt list --upgradable" it proposes to upgrade these:
python3-distupgrade
ubuntu-release-upgrader-core
ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk

If I select GUI System / Admin / Software updater it proposes "Partial update". From there I can see planned removals and they include several packages that I have manually installed, e.g. vlc and keepassxc.

I also remember that after an earlier upgrade from ubuntu 18 to 20 I always had to reinstall e.g. borg backup which was removed during upgrade although that was installed manually. I never reported this because it was so easy to fix afterwards.

See also the original question about this issue: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1481218/how-to-list-packages-to-be-removed-by-ubuntu-release-upgrader-and-how-to-prevent

I also find it problematic that it is not possible to copy paste information from the Ubuntu SW Updater GUI app as text. Of course you can take screenshots but not all bug reporting tools (e.g. this one) or your own inhouse maintenance doc tools allow storing screenshots.