Public bug reported: 1) 'lsb_release -rd' Description: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS Release: 18.04
2) 'apt-cache policy ubuntu-release-upgrader-core' ubuntu-release-upgrader-core: Installed: 1:18.04.28 Candidate: 1:18.04.28 3) What you expected to happen A user who chooses the "minimal install" option introduced in Bionic Beaver expects that an upgrade to Cosmic will retain the minimal package set. 4) What happened instead The release upgrade for Kubuntu 18.04 to Kubuntu 18.10 installs applications not included in a minimal install. 5) Background After reading the experience of two users in https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php/74565-How-do-I-update-while-maintaining-a-minimal-desktop, I checked this myself as follows: I downloaded the Kubuntu 18.04.1 iso installed it using the minimal option in a VM ran sudo apt update and sudo apt full-upgrade rebooted changed software sources to notify of normal releases ran sudo do-release-upgrade When I chose to view details at the "Continue [yN] Details [d]d" prompt, there were the following lists of packages: "No longer supported:" "Remove:" "Install:" and "Upgrade:" Of the four, the "Install:" list contained packages such as akregator cantata kmahjongg kmail kmines knotes kontact konversation ksudoku libreoffice-base libreoffice-calc libreoffice-draw libreoffice-impress libreoffice-math libreoffice-writer just to list a few well-known packages. In effect, the upgrade of a minimal install option of Kubuntu 18.04 to Kubuntu 18.10 converts the system to a full install of Kubuntu 18.10. The same procedure works as expected for Ubuntu and Ubuntu Mate which both retain the "minimal state". ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:18.04.28 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-39.42-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-39-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5 Architecture: amd64 CrashDB: ubuntu CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Sun Nov 18 17:45:26 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-05-02 (199 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic dist-upgrade -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1803866 Title: Kubuntu minimal install is converted to full install when upgraded to 18.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1803866/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
