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Bug#364650: marked as done (Option to enter URL for security / optional apt-src lines)

Your message dated Fri, 28 Feb 2014 21:59:07 +0100
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and subject line Bug#364650: Option to enter URL for security / optional apt-src lines
has caused the Debian Bug report #364650,
regarding Option to enter URL for security / optional apt-src lines
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Package: installation-reports

Boot method: Daily netinst CD
Image version: April 22
Date: April 24

Machine: Advantech PCA-6187 (i865G)
Processor: P4 3.0GHz
Memory: 512MB
Partitions: 509M swap (pri), 8GB root (pri), 11GB data (log)

Output of lspci and lspci -n: I can get this if anyone is interested.
There were no problems with hardware detection.

Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot worked:    [O]
Configure network HW:   [O]
Config network:         [O]
Detect CD:              [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives:     [O]
Partition hard drives:  [O]
Create file systems:    [O]
Mount partitions:       [O]
Install base system:    [E]
Install boot loader:    [O]
Reboot:                 [O]

Comments/Problems:

I got the same error message reported here:

http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2006/02/msg00693.html

I was able to work around it in the same manner -- editing the
base-installer.postinst file. I'll attach the gzipped syslog; grep for
"no_codename".

I have a few suggestions concerning the apt configuration:

1. If I choose to manually enter a Debian mirror URL, then please also
prompt me to provide a URL for the security mirror. I'm firewalled and
the only accessible mirror is my local apt-proxy server. Currently apt
freezes for a long time trying to access security.debian.org directly,
and I have to switch to console 2 and kill the http retrieval process.
Then I have to edit sources.list later to correct the security entry.

2. The default sources.list doesn't include "contrib" or "non-free".
In many cases I need these (mainly for nvidia drivers). It would be
nice if the installer could write these into the sources.list file by
default, or at least allow me to choose to do so.

3. Most end-user systems do not need "deb-src" lines in the
sources.list -- maybe these could be commented out by default?

Let me know what you think.

-- graham

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[ Replying on the current bug title: “Option to enter URL for security /
optional apt-src lines” ]

Graham <graham.knap@gmail.com> (2006-04-24):
> 1. If I choose to manually enter a Debian mirror URL, then please also
> prompt me to provide a URL for the security mirror. I'm firewalled and
> the only accessible mirror is my local apt-proxy server. Currently apt
> freezes for a long time trying to access security.debian.org directly,
> and I have to switch to console 2 and kill the http retrieval process.
> Then I have to edit sources.list later to correct the security entry.

This is a marginal case and you can preseed that.

> 3. Most end-user systems do not need "deb-src" lines in the
> sources.list -- maybe these could be commented out by default?

I agree with Joey's analysis, there's not much to be gained here.

Closing this bug report accordingly.

Mraw,
KiBi.

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