On Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 11:45 PM Julian Andres Klode <j...@debian.org> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'd like us to move from > > /etc/apt/sources.list > > to > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.sources >
While it's really a nice feature for the third-party repository, I don't see the benefits to change the default one, especially the path. I had to admit that I have countless scripts which run `sed /etc/apt/souces.list`, to change the default mirror, as well as in the Dockerfile. > in bookworm. > > # deb822 intro > > The deb822 format can be shorter and easier to read, to quote the > sources.list manual page: > > As an example, the sources for your distribution could look like this > in one-line-style format: > > deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free > deb http://security.debian.org bullseye-security main contrib > non-free > > or like this in deb822 style format: > > Types: deb > URIs: http://deb.debian.org/debian > Suites: bullseye > Components: main contrib non-free > > Types: deb > URIs: http://security.debian.org > Suites: bullseye-security > Components: main contrib non-free > > > Now if you mix unstable and testing, you could just have that it one > paragraph. > > The big advantage of deb822 sources is that you can embed larger data: > > Types: deb > URIs: https://deb.debian.org > Suites: stable > Components: main contrib non-free > Signed-By: > -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- > . > > mDMEYCQjIxYJKwYBBAHaRw8BAQdAD/P5Nvvnvk66SxBBHDbhRml9ORg1WV5CvzKY > > CuMfoIS0BmFiY2RlZoiQBBMWCgA4FiEErCIG1VhKWMWo2yfAREZd5NfO31cFAmAk > > IyMCGyMFCwkIBwMFFQoJCAsFFgIDAQACHgECF4AACgkQREZd5NfO31fbOwD6ArzS > > dM0Dkd5h2Ujy1b6KcAaVW9FOa5UNfJ9FFBtjLQEBAJ7UyWD3dZzhvlaAwunsk7DG > 3bHcln8DMpIJVXht78sL > =IE0r > -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- > > Oh yeah, a standalone sources file with embedded key - making third-party > repository management substantially more convenient. > > # issues > > several software does not support deb822 currently. I plan to work on > adding deb822 support to python-apt in the upcoming months, I don't know > what else is affected. > > There is some software "parsing" sources.list on its own, most of that > is better served by `apt-get indextargets` (and for downloading stuff > based on the urls, `apt-helper download-file`, such that it respects > proxies and supports all transports users may use in sources.list) > > In terms of setting up system, I guess debootstrap and d-i's apt-setup > module need changes? I admit I do not have a total overview. > > # timeline > > I do not know the total outcome of this. My hope would be that > we can switch the default in Summer 2022 and see what breaks, > although I don't know who's going to install from testing > d-i :D > > docker images probably can move earlier as they don't have > as much interactive users that use tools that might be broken > (e.g. software-properties). Possibly others, there's no need > to roll out in multiple places at the same time, as long as > we converge by freeze time. > > I invite people to test this out already on their own systems, > I know several people do; and extrepo also builds deb822 sources > files, but several people I guess do not know about it yet. Please > test and report bugs. > -- > debian developer - deb.li/jak | jak-linux.org - free software dev > ubuntu core developer i speak de, en > -- Shengjing Zhu
