Re: Bug#1034117: (no subject)

["Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com>]

On Sun, Apr 09, 2023 at 08:34:43PM +0000, Julian Groß wrote:
> Turns out that this is an “assumption” problem and not a bug.
> 
> I assumed that the default behaviour would be to set up sources.
> Turns out that the default behaviour of the installer is to *not* set up the
> sources, but only set up the installation media as a source.
> 
> Having the option for that seems sane, but shouldn't setting up network
> sources be the default selection?
> It seems to me that 99% of the time, people will want apt to be able to get
> packages from outside the installation media.

That does depend: if you set up from a DVD with no network, then that
may be the result. If you have a working network, then the installer
should offer you the option to include a network mirror.

All the very best, as ever,

Andy