Thank you @superm1 and @juergh! I have not made packages outside of security patches and I immensely appreciate the advice.
Since not everyone who needs linux-firmware wants amd64-micocode, I believe it should be #9: "Reorg: A and B existed; move some files from A to B; new A does not require new B". So linux-firmware needs: Depends: amd64-microcode (<<NEW_VERSION) [amd64] and amd64-microcode needs: Breaks: linux-firmware (<<NEW_VERSION) Replaces: linux-firmware (<<NEW_VERSION) Does that sound appropriate? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-firmware in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1983409 Title: Please merge amd64-microcode 3.20220411.1 (main) from Debian unstable (non-free) Status in amd64-microcode package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: Request to update amd64-micrcode in kinetic from 3.20191218.1ubuntu2 to 3.20220411.1ubuntu1. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/amd64-microcode/+bug/1983409/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp