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Re: Debian iso installation incorrectly sets sources.list

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On 01/09/18 19:54, John Hosack wrote:
> This is a bug report. I tried to use the reporting system, but it did not
> seem to be appropriate. So, I will give a narrative:
> 
> This is what happened.
> I decided to install Debian on my small machine (Asus eeePC 900A, 1GB
> ram, 4GB storage).  So I selected debian-9.3.0-i386-xfce-CD-1.iso and
> put it onto a flash memory stick.  Installation went ok, but
> later on when I did "apt install gcc", the installation program
> requested the insertion of the installation disk in the drive
> /media/cdrom. Why?
> 
> Examination.
> The /etc/apt/sources.list file had "deb: cdrom:[<installation>..." as
> the first entry, and was not commented out. My installation medium
> was wrong!
> 
> Solution.
> Comment out "deb: cdrom:[<installation>..." in sources.list.
> 
> Discussion.
> There are 2 problems:
> (1) Installation should not put the installation medium in the
> sources.list, at least not without asking the user,
> since the medium may be reused.
> (2) Installation should keep track of the installation medium;
> if necessary by asking the user.
> 	(2) reflects a wider problem: Debian has a legacy of
> assuming CD or DVD installation. But much is now done by
> flash memory sticks. Debian should change to reflect this.
> For example, the iso file names might be "large" (or "full")
> or "small" (or "base"), not "DVD" or "CD". References
> to "CD" or "DVD" should be replaced by  reference to the
> "installation medium", unless "CD" is actually necessary. Etc.

That's a feature, not a bug -- Debian has been doing it that way since 
at least version 2 (when I started using Debian).


David

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Debian iso installation incorrectly sets sources.list John Hosack <hosack410@gmail.com> - 2018-01-10 05:20 +0100
  Re: Debian iso installation incorrectly sets sources.list David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2018-01-10 05:40 +0100
  Re: Debian iso installation incorrectly sets sources.list The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2018-01-10 05:40 +0100
    Re: Debian iso installation incorrectly sets sources.list Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> - 2018-01-10 11:50 +0100
      Re: Debian iso installation incorrectly sets sources.list Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-01-10 13:30 +0100
      Re: Debian iso installation incorrectly sets sources.list The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2018-01-10 13:40 +0100
      Re: Debian iso installation incorrectly sets sources.list David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-10 15:40 +0100
    Re: Debian iso installation incorrectly sets sources.list Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2018-01-14 10:00 +0100
      Re: Debian iso installation incorrectly sets sources.list Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2018-01-14 12:10 +0100
        Re: Debian iso installation incorrectly sets sources.list Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@surfnaked.ca> - 2018-01-15 02:00 +0100
  Re: Debian iso installation incorrectly sets sources.list Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2018-01-10 13:10 +0100
    Re: Debian iso installation incorrectly sets sources.list David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-01-10 16:00 +0100
      Re: Debian iso installation incorrectly sets sources.list Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2018-01-12 19:00 +0100
        Re: Debian iso installation incorrectly sets sources.list Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2018-01-13 14:30 +0100
          Re: Debian iso installation incorrectly sets sources.list Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-13 16:20 +0100
  Re: Debian iso installation incorrectly sets sources.list Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com> - 2018-01-10 14:50 +0100

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