Bug#696332: lsb-release: release/codename depend on a successful apt-get

["Didier 'OdyX' Raboud" <odyx@debian.org>]

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Hi varacanero, and thanks for your bugreport,

Le mercredi, 19 décembre 2012 18.20:27, varacanero a écrit :
> Subject: lsb-release: release/codename depend on a successful apt-get
> update Package: lsb-release
> Version: 4.1+Debian8
> Severity: normal
> 
> If an apt-get update fails (i.e. no internet connection), the lsb
> codename will change to "n/a", which shouldn't happen. Release changes
> to "testing/unstable".

Even if your log confirms that, I can't reproduce this behaviour on jessie.

> root@wheezy:~# lsb_release -a
> Release:    testing
> Codename:    wheezy
> root@wheezy:~# iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j REJECT
> 
> root@wheezy:~# apt-get update
> root@wheezy:~# lsb_release -a
> No LSB modules are available.
> Distributor ID:    Debian
> Description:    Debian GNU/Linux testing/unstable
> Release:    testing/unstable
> Codename:    n/a

How does your /etc/debian_version look like ? And what is the output of `apt-
cache policy` ?

Thanks in advance, cheers,

OdyX
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OdyX