[Bug 256098] Re: Installer disables security updates when they do not verify at install time

[Rolf Leggewie]

Hardy has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any
updates. Marking the Hardy task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".

** Changed in: apt-setup (Ubuntu Hardy)
       Status: New => Won't Fix

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Title:
  Installer disables security updates when they do not verify at install
  time

Status in “apt-setup” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “apt-setup” source package in Hardy:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  I installed hardy from scratch on a server using the alternate
  installer cd last week. This week I go have a look in my
  /etc/apt/sources.list file (for some other reason), and I see the
  following:

  # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
  #deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricted
  # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
  #deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security main restricted
  # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
  #deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security universe
  # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
  #deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security universe
  # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
  #deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security multiverse
  # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
  #deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hardy-security multiverse

  So... If I hadn't gone to have a look, I would have had security
  updates disabled forever, because they "failed to verify" at install
  time. My guess is that these lines "didn't verify" because I didn't
  have an Internet connection up at install time, but the reason doesn't
  matter all that much. Whatever the reason, these lines should never be
  commented out! Skip them that time when they don't verify (and maybe
  they'll verify okay the next time), but don't comment them out!

  Getting off soapbox now. Thanks. :-)

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