Re: What Needs to be Done here?

From	"Martin McCormick" <martin.m@suddenlink.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: What Needs to be Done here?
Date	2020-05-27 18:30 +0200
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Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> writes:
> apt(-get) is informing you that a configured repository has changed one
> of its values (in this case the 'Version', but could be any other
> field). This is to provide a safeguard against repositories changing
> values behind your back, possibly with security consequences.
> 
> Just imagine a malicious (or just incompetent) third-party repository
> suddenly claiming to be "buster-security" on a system configured to
> install security updates automatically.

It makes perfect sense to me.  Thanks to all who responded and
the fix worked as previously stated.

Martin McCormick

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What Needs to be Done here? "Martin McCormick" <martin.m@suddenlink.net> - 2020-05-26 23:20 +0200
  Re: What Needs to be Done here? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2020-05-26 23:30 +0200
    Re: What Needs to be Done here? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-05-26 23:40 +0200
  Re: What Needs to be Done here? Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-05-27 09:20 +0200
    Re: What Needs to be Done here? "Martin McCormick" <martin.m@suddenlink.net> - 2020-05-27 18:30 +0200

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