DefaultAptSources

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Hide the warning/error when no network source information is available by default . Hide the warning/error when no network source information is available by default.
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The current implementation in the michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--ubuntu--0 branch works as followed. The methods backend will report a optional "FailReason" to the acquire code. On a "Timeout", "TmpResolveFailure" and "ConnectionRefused" it is assumed that the network is not available for this source and the attempt to fetch it will be canceld. The old signature and indexfiles for this source will be used and a waring (instead of a error) is issued. The list cleaner for /var/lib/apt/lists will not run when a apt-get update wasn't successful.
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=== Data preservation and migration === The code is available in the michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--ubuntu--0 branch. The coresponding changes are done in synaptic as well.
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== Outstanding issues ==
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== BoF agenda and discussion ==

Summary

Improve the handling for apt when it comes to network sources.

Rationale

As of Ubuntu 5.10, the default sources.list is dynamically generated based on (among other information) whether a network connection was available during the installation of the system. In order to be more consistent in the face of changing hardware (and changing support for hardware), it would be preferable if the network sources were always available, regardless of network availability during installation.

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Scope

Design

Hide the warning/error when no network source information is available by default.

Implementation

The current implementation in the michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--ubuntu--0 branch works as followed. The methods backend will report a optional "FailReason" to the acquire code. On a "Timeout", "TmpResolveFailure" and "ConnectionRefused" it is assumed that the network is not available for this source and the attempt to fetch it will be canceld. The old signature and indexfiles for this source will be used and a waring (instead of a error) is issued. The list cleaner for /var/lib/apt/lists will not run when a apt-get update wasn't successful.

Code

The code is available in the michael.vogt@ubuntu.com--2005/apt--ubuntu--0 branch. The coresponding changes are done in synaptic as well.

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