Bug#409284: apt: Ignores the contents of the Release file and pulls Packages.gz out of the hat
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Otavio Salvador wrote:
> Eddy Petrișor <eddy.petrisor@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> When trying to apt-get update (true for aptitude update, too)
>> - apt tries to fetch a Packages.gz file although the Release file does
>> not specify the existance of such a file
>> - apt fails to update (without even falling back to the file specified
>> in the Release file)
>
> If you wish that APT gets the uncompressed Packages file, you should
> then use the file:/// protocol instead of http or ftp. IIRC it'll
> behaves like you wish.
Huh? Are you implying that this behaviour is correct?
Also, note that you are suggesting a resolution that is probably nor
applicable/possible nor desired in most cases (running a local mirror -
think pbuilder chroots, or other chroots for that matter).
More than that, I think I remember that Woody used to work with flat
Packages files.
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Regards,
EddyP
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