[Bug 237551] Re: Custom sources.list cause updater to rewrite sources.list

[Walter Garcia-Fontes]

Sorry that this bug got unattended at the moment of report. I believe
current versions of update-manager take care of proxies, but if you feel
this is an open issue please mark again the status of the bug as "new".

** Changed in: update-manager-core (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  Custom sources.list cause updater to rewrite sources.list

Status in “update-manager-core” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: update-manager-core

  Here is some details:
  Our networks proxy is running debcacher. This requires the sources.list to be rewritten something like this:
    deb http://debcache/apt-cacher/archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted
    deb-src http://debcache/apt-cacher/archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted

  When the updater is used it gives an error about the format of the sources.list file before rewriting to contain <something else>, before starting its updates.
  While this may wind up being the safest way to ensure the new archives are reachable, it does cause a problem for people using proxies/mirrors, as they are unable to cleanly select their preferred update source.

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