I've attached the updated apt configurator to this message. This version is
much more fleshed out. See my previous message to debian-boot if you want to
try it.
It now loops so multiple sources can be added, and I added a sanity check
after each source is entered (apt-get update), so bad entries are not added.
I added support for CD's, and for an already-mounted mirror. I'd like to add
support for automounting a nfs mirror when apt is run, but apt doesn't
actually seem to provide hooks for that.
The CD support is still rough, it will first try /dev/cdrom and if that's
not found, prompts for the device name. More advanced autoprobing could be
added, and I encourage someone who knows something about this to do so (see
comment in source for where), and I also hope to make it have a list of
possibilities like the menu on the boot floppies. Once it has a device, it
uses apt-cdrom to scan the device and add it to sources.list, and loops
until you've entered all your cd's.
One thing I still need to add is non-us support. And I'm not really sure how
I want to do this. Are there enough non-us mirrors to justify making them
chose between them, or does it make more sense to just ask them if they want
it and put a pre-written line in if so?
I also have a weird problem with apt-cdrom that I need help from the apt
team to fix, I think. The problem is that once I have used apt-cdrom add,
apt-get update always spits out errors like:
Failed to fetch cdrom:Debian GNU_Linux slink (2.1) 1_4 main binary-i386
section 1 SAM19990908/debian/dists/stable/contrib/binary-i386/Packages
Method gave a blank filename
... and exits with return code 100. As I understand it, apt-cdrom add might
scan the packages files itself and so apt-get update is unnecessary -- but
what if you want to use a cdrom + hit the ftp site for stable updates? You
have to use apt-get update then, and it doesn't work!
--
see shy jo
Template: aptconf/uri_type
Type: select
Choices: cdrom, http, ftp, nfs, filesystem
Default: cdrom
Description: Choose what method apt will use to access the Debian archive
Apt can access the Debian archive in a variety of ways. Choose the access
method apt should use. For example if you have a Debian cd, select "cdrom",
while if you plan to install via a Debian mirror, choose "ftp" or "http".
Template: aptconf/country
Type: select
Choices: ${countries}, enter information manually
Default: US
Description: Select your country
The first step in choosing what Debian mirror you use is selecting your
country. If your country is not on this list, select a neighboring
country. The goal is to find a mirror that is close to you on the network.
.
If you want to enter mirror information manually, select the last item on
the list.
Template: aptconf/mirror
Type: select
Choices: ${mirrors}
Description: Choose the Debian mirror to use
Select the Debian mirror apt should use. You should select a mirror that
is close to you on the net.
Template: aptconf/hostname
Type: string
Description: Enter mirror hostname
Enter the hostname of the Debian mirror you want to use.
Template: aptconf/directory
Type: string
Default: /debian
Description: Enter mirror directory
Enter the directory the Debian mirror is located in.
Template: aptconf/baddir
Type: note
Description: Mirror not found.
The directory you entered does not contain a subdirectory named "dists",
so it doesn't seem to be a Debian mirror.
Template: aptconf/cd/dev
Type: string
Description: Enter CD ROM device file
This program was unable to auto-detect a CD ROM drive, or there is no CD
in the drive. Enter the device file to use to access your CD ROM, and place
a Debian CD in the drive.
Template: aptconf/cd/bad
Type: note
Description: Bad CD
Your CD was detected, but it does not seem to be a Debian CD.
Template: aptconf/cd/another
Type: boolean
Default: false
Description: Scan another CD?
If you have another Debian CD (for example, the second in a two CD set),
you should scan it now.
Template: aptconf/non-free
Type: boolean
Default: false
Description: Use non-free software?
Debian makes available some non-free software. though this software is not
part of Debian proper, it can be installed with apt. This software has
limitations on its distribution, modification, and/or use. Do you wish to
use this software?
Template: aptconf/contrib
Type: boolean
Default: false
Description: Use contrib software?
Debian includes some software that, while free, does not work without other,
non-free software. Do you wish to use this software?
Template: aptconf/distribution
Type: select
Choices: stable, unstable
Default: stable
Description: Select Debian distribution to use
Debian comes in two flavors. Stable is well-tested and rarely changes.
Unstable is untested and frequently changing. Which of the two do you wish
to install?
Template: aptconf/badsource
Type: note
Description: Failed to access the Debian archive
It's likely that you answered some questions incorrectly; when I tried
to access the debian archive using the information you provided, apt
gave the following error. I will run through the questions again,
try to correct the error.
.
${apt_error}
Template: aptconf/another
Type: boolean
Default: false
Description: Add another apt source?
Apt can optionally install from multiple Debian archives. You have just
successfully added a source to apt, and if you like, you can add another
one.
#!/bin/sh -e
# Where is the mirrors master list?
MIRRORLIST=~/Mirrors.masterlist
PATH=$PATH:Client
if [ -e Client/confmodule.sh ]; then
. Client/confmodule.sh
else
. /usr/share/debconf/confmodule.sh
fi
# Pass in a URI type, this function returns a list of countries
# that have mirrors in them that match the type.
country_list () {
perl -ne '
BEGIN { $/="\n\n"; $type=shift }
if (/Archive-$type:/) {
($c)=/Country: (.*?)\s*\n/;
$countries{$c}=1 if $c;
}
END { print join(", ", sort(keys %countries)) }
' $1 $MIRRORLIST
}
# Pass in a URI type and a country, this function returns a
# list of mirrors of the correct type in the country.
# The list is ordered with push mirrors at the top.
# Other orderings can be added here.
mirror_list () {
perl -ne '
BEGIN { $/="\n\n"; $type=shift; $country=shift }
if (/Archive-$type:/ && /Country: $country\s*\n/) {
($s)=/Site: (.*?)\n/;
($t)=/Type: (.*?)\n/;
$rating=0;
$rating=1 if $t=~/push/i;
$rating=2 if $t=~/push-primary/i;
$mirrors{$s}=$rating;
}
END { print join(", ",
sort { $mirrors{$b} <=> $mirrors{$a} }
(keys %mirrors)) }
' $1 "$2" $MIRRORLIST
}
# Pass in the URI type and the hostname of a mirror; this returns the
# directory the debian mirror is located in on that host.
mirror_dir () {
perl -ne '
BEGIN { $/="\n\n"; $type=shift; $mirror=shift }
if (/Archive-$type: (.*)\n/) {
print $1;
exit;
}
' $1 $2 $MIRRORLIST
}
# After mounting a cd, call this function to scan
# it with apt-cdrom, which also adds it to the sources.list.
scan_cd () {
# BUG: this makes contrib be added even if they
# said not to include it.
clear
echo "Scanning CD, this will take a minute."
if apt-cdrom add --no-mount; then
return 0
else
# Apt didn't like the cdrom for some reason.
db_fset aptconf/cd/bad isdefault true
db_input aptconf/cd/bad
db_go
return 1
fi
}
# Make sure the file exists, and back it up.
touch /etc/apt/sources.list
cp -f /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.bak
# Establish the preliminaries.
db_version
#db_capb 'backup'
db_title 'Apt Configuration'
MAINLOOP=1
while [ "$MAINLOOP" ]; do
MAINLOOP=''
# Ask some unreleated questions to get started.
db_beginblock
db_fset aptconf/distribution isdefault true
db_input low aptconf/distribution
db_fset aptconf/uri_type isdefault true
db_input critical aptconf/uri_type
db_fset aptconf/non-free isdefault true
db_input medium aptconf/non-free
db_endblock
db_go
# If they choose to use non-free, ask about contrib.
# Doesn't seem to make much sense to even ask, otherwise.
db_get aptconf/non-free
if [ "$RET" = true ]; then
db_fset aptconf/contrib isdefault true
db_input medium aptconf/contrib
db_go
fi
db_get aptconf/uri_type
URI="$RET"
case "$URI" in
ftp|http)
# Ask them which country they're in.
db_subst aptconf/country countries "`country_list $URI`"
db_fset aptconf/country isdefault true
db_input critical aptconf/country
db_go
db_get aptconf/country
if [ "$RET" != "enter information manually" ]; then
# Now prompt with the mirrors in the selected country.
db_subst aptconf/mirror mirrors "`mirror_list $URI
\"$RET\"`"
db_fset aptconf/mirror isdefault true
db_input critical aptconf/mirror
db_go
# Now shove the data about the mirror into some other
# questions.
db_get aptconf/mirror
MIRROR="$RET"
db_set aptconf/hostname $MIRROR
db_set aptconf/directory "`mirror_dir $URI $MIRROR`"
else
# They elected to enter info manually.
# Prompt for hostname and directory the mirror is in.
db_beginblock
db_fset aptconf/hostname isdefault true
db_input critical aptconf/hostname
db_fset aptconf/directory isdefault true
db_input critical aptconf/directory
db_endblock
db_go
fi
;;
cdrom)
# First we need to figure out what device the cd is in.
# If /dev/cdrom exists, use it.
if [ -e /dev/cdrom ]; then
CDDEV=/dev/cdrom
db_set aptconf/cd/dev "$CDDEV"
fi
# TODO: other probing here.
LOOP=1
while [ "$LOOP" ]; do
# Make sure the cd is unmounted, we may be prompting
# them to change cd's.
umount /cdrom 2>/dev/null || true
# Otherwise, prompt.
# TODO: We could give them a list of likely devices..
# This is unfriendly right now.
if [ -z "$CDDEV" ]; then
db_input critical aptconf/cd/dev
db_go
db_get aptconf/cd/dev
CDDEV="$RET"
fi
# Now try to mount the cdrom. If this fails, we loop,
# and prompt again.
if mount $CDDEV /cdrom -o ro -t iso9660; then
scan_cd && LOOP=""
else
db_fset aptconf/cd/dev isdefault true
CDDEV=""
fi
done
# If we got this far, they were able to detect and scan 1 cd.
# Now go into a loop, asking them if more cd's should be
# scanned.
LOOP=1
while [ "$LOOP" ]; do
# Make sure the cd is unmounted, we may be prompting
# them to change cd's.
umount /cdrom 2>/dev/null || true
db_set aptconf/cd/another false
db_fset aptconf/cd/another isdefault true
db_input medium aptconf/cd/another
db_go
db_get aptconf/cd/another
if [ "$RET" = true ]; then
while ! mount $CDDEV /cdrom -o ro -t iso9660
do
db_fset aptconf/cd/dev isdefault true
db_input critical aptconf/cd/dev
db_go
db_get aptconf/cd/dev
CDDEV="$RET"
done
scan_cd
else
LOOP=''
fi
done
;;
filesystem|nfs)
# nfs and filesystem are the same, really -- they need to
# have a mirror already mounted somewhere.
URI=file
LOOP=1
while [ "$LOOP" ]; do
db_fset aptconf/directory isdefault true
db_input critical aptconf/directory
db_go
db_get aptconf/directory
# A very simple mirror sanity check.
if [ ! -d "$RET/dists" ]; then
db_fset aptconf/baddir isdefault true
db_input critical aptconf/baddir
db_go
else
LOOP=''
fi
done
esac
# Generate the sources.list line if we haven't already.
if [ "$URI" != cdrom ]; then
db_get aptconf/hostname
HOST="$RET"
db_get aptconf/directory
DIR="$RET"
db_get aptconf/distribution
DIST="$RET"
db_get aptconf/non-free
if [ "$RET" = true ]; then
NONFREE="non-free"
fi
db_get aptconf/contrib
if [ "$RET" = true ]; then
CONTRIB="contrib"
fi
if [ "$URI" = ftp -o "$URI" = http ]; then
SEP=//
fi
echo "deb $URI:$SEP$HOST$DIR $DIST main $NONFREE $CONTRIB" >>
/etc/apt/sources.list
echo "deb-src $URI:$SEP$HOST$DIR $DIST main $NONFREE $CONTRIB"
>> /etc/apt/sources.list
# As a final sanity check, run apt-get update, and catch the
# return code and errors. This is unnecessary (I think)
# if we just added a cdrom, since apt-cdrom does enough checks.
tempfile=`tempfile`
clear
echo "Testing apt sources ..."
if ! apt-get update 2>$tempfile; then
# Show the user the error message, remove the bad
# entry, and loop.
db_subst aptconf/badsource apt_error `tr '\n' ' ' <
$tempfile`
db_fset aptconf/badsource isdefault true
db_input critical aptconf/badsource
db_go
rm -f $tempfile
cp /etc/apt/sources.list.bak /etc/apt/sources.list
MAINLOOP=1
fi
fi
if [ -z "$MAINLOOP" ]; then
# Now ask them if they want to add another entry,
# and if so, restart.
db_set aptconf/another false
db_fset aptconf/another isdefault true
db_input medium aptconf/another
db_go
db_get aptconf/another
if [ "$RET" = true ]; then
MAINLOOP=1
# Before looping, make a new backup.
cp -f /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.bak
fi
fi
done
