I also tried reinstalling the package after having already installed it per the test case.
bdmurray@clean-groovy-amd64:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall base-passwd Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: linux-headers-5.8.0-25 linux-headers-5.8.0-25-generic linux-image-5.8.0-25-generic linux-modules-5.8.0-25-generic linux-modules-extra-5.8.0-25-generic Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 1215 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/46.2 kB of archives. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 229477 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../base-passwd_3.5.49ubuntu1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking base-passwd (3.5.49ubuntu1) over (3.5.49ubuntu1) ... Setting up base-passwd (3.5.49ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.3-2) ... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1916651 Title: asks about irc user home directory during upgrade To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-passwd/+bug/1916651/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs