Re: netinst.iso 2004-03-08: problem with /etc/apt/sources.list
On Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 11:58:31AM -0500, Joey Hess wrote:
> W. Borgert wrote:
> > when asked for the right Debian mirror I chose a local mirror setup
> > by myself. That worked perfectly. Unfortunately, the security site
> > of Debian seems to be included always. I do not want to have the
> > security site in the sources.list, because the machine does not have
> > internet access - just local network.
> >
> > Did I miss to answer 'no' at some point or is it a d-i bug?
>
> base-config asks about security.debian.org only at medium priority (the
> installer runs at high by default). However, this should be ok, because
> it tries to add the security sources, and if it fails, leaves them
> commented out. You'll see a warning screen about the security updates
> not being available, which I judge is better than bothering everyone
> else with a question that 99% will answer "yes" to.
I agree. However, it is a little bit ugly to see the poor
apt trying to get the Packages file and having to press ^C
to stop this. Note: New users don't even know that ^C will
help there. I have no idea how to solve this glitch other
than documenting it in the sarge installation manual.
Cheers,
--
W. Borgert <debacle@debian.org>, http://people.debian.org/~debacle/
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