We could mark bootloader packages as Protected: yes (Important: yes before groovy). That would not only prevent autoremoval, it would also add another step to manual removal as it triggers the same removal prompts as essential packages.
Arguably top-level kernel packages, oem metapackages should have those set too. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1898729 Title: shim can end up being removed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1898729/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
