Hi, On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 10:22:26PM +0200, Andreas Henriksson wrote: > Package: osinfo-db > Version: 0.20181120-1 > Severity: normal > Tags: buster > > Dear Maintainer, > > Using for example gnome-boxes and trying to use the wizard to install > a new debian machine gives a horrible experience in Buster (10). > The reason seems to be that the osinfo-db version shipped in buster > contains xml with broken urls. (The latest debian release is also debian > 9 rather than 10.) > > Please consider an update of osinfo-db for stable-updates (in > coordination with stable release managers). Either update osinfo-db to a > newer upstream version (if SRMs agree) or atleast backport the fixes to > data/os/debian.org/* that has been made since the version shipped with > buster. > > I've manually modified the installed debian-9.xml file on my system and > replaced the <url>...</url> parts with what the current upstream version > contains and can confirm that fixes the gnome-boxes express install of > debian 9. > > (Another option would be to get a newer osinfo-db into buster-backports > but I really think the urls should be fixed in stable proper.)
I have this on my todo list. It's an uphill battle due to https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=813797 osinfo-db is designed to make it possible to import new dbs easily: https://gitlab.com/libosinfo/osinfo-db-tools/commit/f0448ee460c09bd296c5ec928c3c616cc31618e1 Snapshots are available from here: https://releases.pagure.org/libosinfo/ So the above might help not only for buster but also for other distros popping up and needing newer data. Cheers, -- Guido
