Hey guys, On Mon, Apr 07, 2025 at 11:04:49PM +0200, Holger Wansing wrote: > >Am 7. April 2025 20:23:09 MESZ schrieb Pascal Hambourg ><pas...@plouf.fr.eu.org>: >>On 07/04/2025 at 17:32, Holger Wansing wrote: >>> >>> So, it's another report of "please disable the sources.list entries from >>> installation media, when installation is finished". >> >>Sort of. I think there was some discussion about this topic in the past. >> >>> But there's no difference, if the CD/DVD image is on optical media or on >>> USB... >> >>By default an optical disc is mounted on /media/cdrom and makes apt happy, >>whereas a USB flash drive is usually mounted elsewhere. >> >>> It does not get any updates in any case. >> >>IIRC, the issue is not when doing updates but when installing packages which >>are present in the original installation image and apt insists on using the >>installation media instead of the network repositories. > >We should not make a difference here: on the long term you will need >sources.list entries, that work for the whole archive. >Still rely on an installation image as only source will not work for the long >future. >You will for sure end up with the situation, where a package you need is not >on the CD/DVD image, and then you have to switch to a debian online mirror >anyway. > >Am I right with this, or do I miss something?
The reasoning for the current setup has been: * if you're installing from single CD / small image, then it's not useful after installation, so don't keep the sources.list entry * if you're using a larger image (DVD/BD) etc. that might be part of a full set, keep the sources.list entry/entries - they include a fuller set of packages, maybe complete if you have the full set There is not a single good answer here. :-/ -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com Dance like no one's watching. Encrypt like everyone is. - @torproject
