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Bug#1030041: marked as done (offer deb822 format for apt sources)

Your message dated Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:59:20 +0200
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has caused the Debian Bug report #1030041,
regarding offer deb822 format for apt sources
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Package: release-notes
Severity: minor

The familiar "single-line" format for apt sources in .list files is,
in theory, gradually being deprecated in favour of the deb822 format
in .sources files[1].  We can expect the old format to be supported
for a few releases yet - for a start as I understand it we're still
generating new installs with /etc/apt/sources.list - but we ought to
at least take the first step of offering examples of the preferred
format.

Places that use the old format:

 old-stuff.dbk
  #old-sources "Checking your APT source-list files"

 upgrading.dbk throughout but especially
  #upgrade-process "Preparing APT source-list files"

 ...anywhere else?

[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2021/11/msg00026.html
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JBR	with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
	sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package

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--- Begin Message --- 
https://salsa.debian.org/ddp-team/release-notes/-/merge_requests/289
was merged, and now shows the correct apt sources config in the 
release-notes.

If other things should be mentioned in the release-notes, please 
open new bugs.

Best,
Chris

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