Bug#72845: should add default, *enabled* security.debian.org entries to /etc/apt/sources.list
reassign 72845 base-config
severity 72845 important
thanks
Henrique M Holschuh <hmh+debianbug@rcm.org.br> writes:
> The boot-floppies should add _active_, suitable deb lines to the default
> /etc/apt/source.list file, so as to allow even clueless users to access the
> emergency security updates BY DEFAULT.
>
> It would be a good idea to get this fixed for the next point release, as it
> adds quite a deal of security to the distribution "out-of-the-box", for a
> ridiculously low price.
I agree. This is a security issue. Most users don't know about the
security URLs, I've found. What good is it if poeple don't know about
it.
I've bumped this to important and reassigned to base-config.
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.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
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