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  • Bug#1031613: apt: examples/sources.list should be updated to match book

    From Kamil Ignacak@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 7 20:40:01 2025
    Hi!

    A. Checking apt 2.5.6

    Tag with release 2.5.6: https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/commit/028b4d08f09e14c1e6f5e071f329668870bc5e56

    XML file with name of stable release in this tag: https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/blob/028b4d08f09e14c1e6f5e071f329668870bc5e56/doc/apt-verbatim.ent#L281
    <!-- (Code)names for various things used all over the place -->
    [...]
    <!ENTITY debian-stable-codename "bullseye">

    XML file with names of components to be used in sources file in this tag: https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/blob/028b4d08f09e14c1e6f5e071f329668870bc5e56/vendor/debian/apt-vendor.ent#L15
    Components: main contrib non-free

    This suggests that code name for Debian version that includes apt 2.5.6 is "bullseye", and that the list of components in that Debian version doesn't include "non-free-firmware".




    B. Checking apt 2.6.1 (the version available in my Debian/bookworm)

    Tag with release 2.6.1: https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/commit/a626a66fece0a7d680e40b9e35b66e29fe9ae12c

    XML file with name of stable release in this tag: https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/blob/a626a66fece0a7d680e40b9e35b66e29fe9ae12c/doc/apt-verbatim.ent#L281
    <!-- (Code)names for various things used all over the place -->
    <!ENTITY debian-stable-codename "bookworm">

    XML file with names of components to be used in sources file in this tag: https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/blob/a626a66fece0a7d680e40b9e35b66e29fe9ae12c/vendor/debian/apt-vendor.ent#L15
    Components: main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

    This suggests that code name for Debian version that includes apt 2.6.1
    is "bookworm", and that the list of components in that Debian version
    does include "non-free-firmware".

    You can also download apt 2.6.1 (e.g. apt_2.6.1_amd64.deb) from http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/a/apt/ and verify contents of the sources.list file in question. It includes "bookworm" as code name, and it
    does include "non-free-firmware" as a component for binary packages' repo.




    C. List of Debian releases
    https://www.debian.org/releases/

    The list shows that bookworm was released in 06.2023, whereas this
    ticket was created in 02.2023, i.e. before an official release.




    My guess is that not including Debian release names in apt's source
    files would have some benefits (a bit more flexibility), but on the
    other hand the current approach with .ent files most probably also
    has some benefits.

    It looks like the issue described in the ticket is not a valid problem.
    If there will be no feedback in a ~week then I will close this ticket.

    Kamil

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