Re: apt stuck at "Reading database"
On Mon 13 Apr 2015 at 08:42:45 -0400, Jape Person wrote:
> >I'd even argue that the deb-src entries are not necessary for the majority of
> >Debian users.
>
> IIRC apt-listbugs or apt-listchanges (or both) don't work without
> the deb-src entries in /etc/apt/sources.list. I think these are
> tools that Debian users should be encouraged to use. At the least
> they provide a bit of a heads-up to the unwary during installations
> and upgrades.
You would have to provide a source for the information in your first
sentence. One of my machines has a single line in sources.list and it
doesn't begin "deb-src". I agree apt-listbugs and apt-listchanges are
very useful for any user but the bug information really needs to be
checked with the BTS to get the full benefit of apt-listbugs.
> But I do get your point.
It is quite a good one. If you never re-build a deb package the line
is redundant.
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