Re: Default security sources are slow very much.

[Cyril Brulebois]

Hi,

ykla  (2020-02-05):
> OK, the install cd ask me to change mirrors to download somethings but not
> changes security sources. Default source is http://security.debian.org/
> that is slow very much, about 1kb/s on my area. Please change security
> sources when os changes main source or ban security while installing
> system.

You can disable the security sources by using the expert install.

You can also set apt-setup/security_host to something else if needed.

You can also tweak apt-setup/services-select to exclude security if needed.


Cheers,
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Cyril Brulebois (k...@debian.org)
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant


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Re: Weekly Builds should be more robust

[Cyril Brulebois]

Hi Daniel,

Daniel Lewart  (2019-11-18):
> Debian CD [sic] Group,
> 
> Weekly builds haven't run successfully recently:
>   * Nov  4  Daily Failed
>   * Nov 11  Daily Failed
>   * Nov 18  Building 10.2
> 
> These failures are too common and affect those of us who are trying to
> use Testing from USB flash drives.
> 
> Could the weekly live cron job be changed to a daily one that builds
> things either:
>   * Mon
>   * Tue-Sun only if there has been no success since Mon
> 
> This would greatly improve things when problems arise,
> without any manual intervention.

Or you could just use alpha releases of the Debian Installer.


Cheers,
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Re: Flawless Accessible Installation onto Old Thinkpad (X60 I think)

[Cyril Brulebois]

Hi Sam,

Thanks for your report; forwarding to debian-accessibility@ and
debian-boot@ for their information.

Sam Hartman  (2019-12-20):
> This is written as a thank you, and there are no actionable bits.
> So mail not a bug report to installation-reports.
> 
> I had an old laptop and I needed to be able to give someone a computer
> to use to do office work.  So I booted a 10.2.0 amd64 firmware netinst.
> I needed help selecting the boot device, but that's not Debian's
> problem.
> I pressed s at the installation prompt and got speech as expected.
> 
> Everything worked fine, and I got an  accessible system after the
> reboot.
> 
> I realize a lot of effort goes into makeing that happen, and it is
> greatly appreciated.
> 
> I was even able to install over an encrypted wifi connection.
> 
> 
> Thanks so much.
> 
> --Sam

Cheers,
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D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant


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Re: Symbolic links in the firmware directory

[Steve McIntyre]

Hi Nikolay!

On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 11:15:18PM +0300, Nikolay Velyurov wrote:
>
>There is some inconsistency with stable and testing symbolic links in
>the firmware directory:
>
>https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/firmware/
>
>... Feb 09 03:54 buster
>... Oct 27  2017 stable -> stretch
>... Feb 09 16:29 stretch
>... Oct 27  2017 testing -> buster
>
>What is the right reference to the firmware for stable release? Thanks
>in advance!

Ah, sorry - I clearly forgot to update the symlinks. I've just fixed
it now.

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Symbolic links in the firmware directory

[Nikolay Velyurov]

Hello,

There is some inconsistency with stable and testing symbolic links in
the firmware directory:

https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/firmware/

... Feb 09 03:54 buster
... Oct 27  2017 stable -> stretch
... Feb 09 16:29 stretch
... Oct 27  2017 testing -> buster

What is the right reference to the firmware for stable release? Thanks
in advance!

Sincerely,
Nikolay

Question on multiple contributions to ftp.sunet.se...

[Janet Ireland]

Hi,

I'm Janet from The Coolist. Your site, ftp.sunet.se, has sparked my interest to 
contribute articles and resources in the various topics that you cover. I 
especially enjoyed one of your latest posts,  and therefore decided to reach 
out to you. 
I write on a broad range of topics and depending on what works best for you, I 
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benefit your site. If this sounds appealing to you, I’d love to have a 
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On that note, a long term partnership is the ideal goal in mind and would love 
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