Bug#439267: Post-install sources.list should contain commented-out generic URIs

[Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>]

Chris Lamb wrote:

> If installing via CD or DVD, the sources.list post-installation
> should contain the generic APT URIs commented-out. For example:
>
> #deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable main
> #deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable main
>
> deb <cdrom installation source here>
>
> This would help users to quickly enable internet-based sources if required.

[..]

> I can see two problems with it, however:
>
>  0. Arbitrary "gb -> uk"-like mappings may get crufty over time.

We can now revisit this given that we have "httpredir.debian.org".
Whilst not a perfect solution, it would at least be commented-out by
default (and thus cannot break anyone's installation).


Regards,

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