This is confirmed using archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu, so the problem is not with your local machine (obviously). debootstrap --variant=buildd only looks at priority required plus Build-Essential. The problem is that apt is in priority important:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ aptitude search ~prequired | grep apt [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ aptitude search ~pimportant | grep apt i A apt - Advanced front-end for dpkg i A apt-utils - APT utility programs I did not mark this as a confirmed bug because this appears to be intentional behavior, so I think this might be a feature rather than a bug. -- debootstrap does not install apt with --variant=buildd for intrepid chroot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/254042 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs