Re: [SOLVED] Re: old entries in sources.list
On Thu 19 Jun 2025 at 17:40:24 (-0400), Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> It might be worth mentioning that if the package owns sources.list,
> then you should not edit it. You should allow the package maintainer
> to edit or replace sources.list. Place your changes in
> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/.
>
> But again, I do not know who or what owns sources.list. (And a quick
> read of sources.list(5) did not say whether you should modify
> sources.list).
That would give a chicken and egg scenario. No, the installer
creates it and then it's up to you to maintain it.
> On Thu, Jun 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM Hans <hans.ullrich@mail.de> wrote:
> > So, "best" way is to remove the old entries and use only trixie-related ones.
> > This litle question/issue is fully solved and can safely be closed.
Bear in mind that for many people, this is but one, and the most
trivial, step in the upgrade process, described typically at
§4.3 in the Release Notes. Do check the preceding sections as well,
which could mean your editing the sources.list more than once over
the course of the upgrade.
Cheers,
David.
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