My initial guess at why this has failed is that the ubuntu-server package appears to still depend on grub-legacy-ec2 [1].
[1] https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/ubuntu-server -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1888575 Title: Split motd-news config into a new package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/+bug/1888575/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs