Re: No 'apt-get update' in base-installer on CD installs?

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Subject: Re: No 'apt-get update' in base-installer on CD installs?
From: Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 21:11:15 +0100
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On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 04:35:18PM +0100, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> 
> In the current version of base-installer postinst, 'apt-get update' is
> only called if not /cdrom/.disk/base_installable exists.  Why is this?

because noone wants to set a variable to see where to find the
installation files.

> Anyone got some clues to spare?

i won't work.

bastian

-- 
No one wants war.
		-- Kirk, "Errand of Mercy", stardate 3201.7

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