XPost: linux.debian.bugs.dist
From: dannywritescode@gmail.com
Pascal, thank you for pinning down the problem. I do remember reading this
message box. My (incorrect) understanding was that this choice is only
relevant during the installation process.
Holger, I second the idea of making "Yes" the default option. It may
encourage users to select it in case they are unsure what to choose.
On Sun, Aug 10, 2025, 10:48PM Holger Wansing
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Am 10. August 2025 18:40:58 MESZ schrieb Pascal Hambourg <
> pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org>:
> >On 10/08/2025 at 15:33, Daniel Fernandes wrote:
> >
> >> Aug 10 10:23:09 apt-setup: warning:
> /usr/lib/apt-setup/generators/50mirror returned error code 1; discarding
> output
> >
> >Looking at this script, it seems to indicate that you did not enable the
> use of a network mirror. When installing from a DVD image, the default is
> to disable the use of a network mirror, which may be tricky if you do not
> pay attention and just press [Enter]. See attached screen shot.
>
> Since in
> <
> https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/apt-setup/-/commit/c2f
0f4e712b8afb580cf561485d683ba6a5a9f5
> >
> we chose to disable sources entries for more cases (so a higher chance for
> such disabled entries in summary), maybe we should think about changing the
> default in the dialog mentioned above?
> (or make that smarter: switch the default to Yes, if the entries for cdrom
> sources are tend to be disabled, or No otherwise?)
>
>
> Holger
>
>
> --
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>
Pascal, thank you for pinning down the problem. I do
remember
reading this message box. My (incorrect) understanding was that this choice
is
only relevant during the installation process.
Holger, I
second the idea of making "Yes" the default option. It may
encourage
users to select it in case they are unsure what to choose. Hi,
Am 10. August 2025 18:40:58 MESZ schrieb Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org>:
>On 10/08/2025 at 15:33, Daniel Fernandes wrote:
>
>> Aug 10 10:23:09 apt-setup: warning: /usr/lib/apt-setup/
enerators/50mirror returned error code 1; discarding output
>
>Looking at this script, it seems to indicate that you did not enable the
use of a network mirror. When installing from a DVD image, the default is to
disable the use of a network mirror, which may be tricky if you do not pay
attention and just press [
Enter]. See attached screen shot.
Since in
<https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/apt-setup/-/commit/
c2f00f4e712b8afb580cf561485d683ba6a5a9f5>
we chose to disable sources entries for more cases (so a higher chance for
such disabled entries in summary), maybe we should think about changing the
default in the dialog mentioned above?
(or make that smarter: switch the default to Yes, if the entries for cdrom
sources are tend to be disabled, or No otherwise?)
Holger
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