[Bug 1261816] Re: Apt sources for Canada are crippled

[teledyn]

I believe it is ca.archive.ubuntu.com -- it is the auto-select on
installations in Canada and the select widget just says "mirror for
Canada" but I think that's what goes into the sources.list.  The
archive is missing many drivers and packages; I usually realize it's
been reset again when I'm going through one of those "10 things to
install after installing Ubuntu" articles or trying to debug
proprietary wifi or nvidia cards -- could be the ca archive only
carries the truly GNU wares but neglects to mention that the others
are available on the main archive?

On 12/23/13, Brian Murray <brian at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> Could you please give some more details about which Canadian mirror
> (there are several listed at
> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors) is incomplete and what
> packages or files are missing?  Thanks in advance.
>
> ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
>        Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1261816
>
> Title:
>   Apt sources for Canada are crippled
>
> Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
>   Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
>   I know you mean well, and they mean well, but please stop setting
>   Canadian Ubuntu installations to use the "Canadian" mirror site as
>   that site only retains a bare minimum of packages and as such gives
>   Ubuntu a bad reputation for basic components (such as drivers) being
>   "not found" -- on any fresh installation, my first step is *always* to
>   correct this setting, and to someone new to Ubuntu, they'd simply
>   conclude that Ubuntu itself is crippled.
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
>   Package: apt 0.9.9.1~ubuntu3
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7
>   Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic x86_64
>   NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
>   ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
>   Architecture: amd64
>   Date: Tue Dec 17 11:08:56 2013
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-04-27 (598 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64
> (20120425)
>   MarkForUpload: True
>   ProcEnviron:
>    LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
>    PATH=(custom, no user)
>    XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
>    LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
>    SHELL=/bin/bash
>   SourcePackage: apt
>   UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-22 (55 days ago)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1261816/+subscriptions
>


-- 
*Teledyn Addendum: teledyn blogspot ca*
*eso: **EighthStreetOrchestra blogspot ca*

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to apt in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1261816

Title:
  Apt sources for Canada are crippled

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I know you mean well, and they mean well, but please stop setting
  Canadian Ubuntu installations to use the "Canadian" mirror site as
  that site only retains a bare minimum of packages and as such gives
  Ubuntu a bad reputation for basic components (such as drivers) being
  "not found" -- on any fresh installation, my first step is *always* to
  correct this setting, and to someone new to Ubuntu, they'd simply
  conclude that Ubuntu itself is crippled.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: apt 0.9.9.1~ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Dec 17 11:08:56 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-04-27 (598 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-22 (55 days ago)

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1261816/+subscriptions