This is already the case. https://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_10.1ubuntu2.10/changelog
FWIW, fwupd and libsane1 require libcurl3-gnutls. libgphoto2-6 requires libcurl4. base-files does not require anything curl related in 22.04 Jammy and probably anything post 20.04. The curl binary through the curl package is not installed by default. ** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1940570 Title: rewrite 50-motd-news to use wget instead of curl To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/+bug/1940570/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs