Re: Components non-free and contrib are not enabled after installing to virtualbox virtual machine.
On Sat, 20 Feb 2016 11:18:05 +0100 (CET) jds1...@telenet.be wrote: > I downloaded and installed the latest Debian CD image > (http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/8.3.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-8.3.0-amd64-CD-1.iso) > > Installing to bare metal enables the components main contrib and > non-free. > > Installing to a virtualbox virtual machine only enables the main > component, not contrib nor non-free. > > Why is that? > > Is it intended behaviour? If so, what is the reasoning behind it? > > Is it a bug? > > I did some debugging and the problem seems to be located in the > installers 'apt-setup' package. In that shell script the calls to > > > db-get apt-setup/non-free > > and > > db-fget apt-setup/contrib > > return false when installing to virtual machine, but they return true > when installing to bare metal. > > Is there a way to set up debconf so that it enables components > contrib and non-free when installing to a virtualbox virtual machine? > > Any advice gratefully received, > > jds1307 > Are you sure you installed using exactly the same image on both bare metal and in the VM? Because in my experience, Debian only enables main on a fresh install with official images (unless the user specifies otherwise). Else it is a bug, since Debian is supposed to be free.
Re: Components non-free and contrib are not enabled after installing to virtualbox virtual machine.
On Sat, 2016-02-20 at 11:18 +0100, jds1...@telenet.be wrote: > I downloaded and installed the latest Debian CD image > (http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/8.3.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-8.3.0-amd64-CD-1.iso) > > Installing to bare metal enables the components main contrib and non-free. > > Installing to a virtualbox virtual machine only enables the main component, > not contrib nor non-free. > > Why is that? > > Is it intended behaviour? If so, what is the reasoning behind it? > > Is it a bug? If contrib and non-free are enabled by default in official Debian installer then I would say that yes, it's a bug, as Debian is meant to be free - unless there's been a recent policy change that I haven't noticed. -- Tixy
Re: Components non-free and contrib are not enabled after installing to virtualbox virtual machine.
On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 11:18 AM, wrote: > I downloaded and installed the latest Debian CD image > (http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/8.3.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-8.3.0-amd64-CD-1.iso) > > Installing to bare metal enables the components main contrib and non-free. > > Installing to a virtualbox virtual machine only enables the main component, > not contrib nor non-free. > > Why is that? Maybe your hardware requires (or can benefit from) non-free drivers, while the virtual machine can only emulate hardware with free drivers and firmware.
Components non-free and contrib are not enabled after installing to virtualbox virtual machine.
I downloaded and installed the latest Debian CD image (http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/8.3.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-8.3.0-amd64-CD-1.iso) Installing to bare metal enables the components main contrib and non-free. Installing to a virtualbox virtual machine only enables the main component, not contrib nor non-free. Why is that? Is it intended behaviour? If so, what is the reasoning behind it? Is it a bug? I did some debugging and the problem seems to be located in the installers 'apt-setup' package. In that shell script the calls to db-get apt-setup/non-free and db-fget apt-setup/contrib return false when installing to virtual machine, but they return true when installing to bare metal. Is there a way to set up debconf so that it enables components contrib and non-free when installing to a virtualbox virtual machine? Any advice gratefully received, jds1307
