Hallo Jörn,
Vielen Dank, lustiges Problem…
Jörn Heissler <deb-install-bugs-2025@wulf.eu.org> (2025-06-07):
> installing trixie using PXE netboot no longer works for me.
>
> The installation fails with "anna[8234] busybox wget does not support
> https" right after the "Loading additional components" step.
>
> The initrd from
> https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/trixie/main/installer-amd64/20250515/images/
> contains "busybox-udeb 1:1.37.0-4 amd64" and "wget-udeb 1.25.0-2 amd64".
>
> https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/trixie/main/debian-installer/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
> however references the newer busybox-udeb version "1:1.37.0-5".
>
> The debian installer downloads and installs the new busybox-udeb,
> which replaces the /bin/wget utility.
Oh, I don't think I've ever thought much about possible upgrades
there… Ouch.
We've been using GNU wget for close to 10 years, and I suppose there's
absolutely no point in keeping the stripped-down wget in busybox-udeb.
https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/debian-installer/-/commit/2f00c51a7ead982ae1cd71bee06c8416890196b6
Unless someone disagrees within the next few days, I'll probably adjust
the config in git, something along those lines I suppose (totally
untested):
diff --git a/debian/config/pkg/udeb b/debian/config/pkg/udeb
index 230dadc1d..9cfdb6e3c 100644
--- a/debian/config/pkg/udeb
+++ b/debian/config/pkg/udeb
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ CONFIG_FEATURE_TFTP_PUT=y
# CONFIG_TUNCTL is not set
# CONFIG_FEATURE_TUNCTL_UG is not set
CONFIG_VCONFIG=y
-CONFIG_WGET=y
+# CONFIG_WGET is not set
# CONFIG_FEATURE_WGET_LONG_OPTIONS is not set
CONFIG_FEATURE_WGET_STATUSBAR=y
CONFIG_FEATURE_WGET_FTP=y
I'm not immediately seeing anything else that would “depends on WGET”
but I'm really not familiar with busybox.
Cheers,
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Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant
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