[Bug 1977458] [NEW] Make repository format more dynamic

[soredake]

Public bug reported:

Originally posted here: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/what-do-you-want-
to-see-in-apt/16588/21?u=soredake

I want apt to have a way to define repos like in dnf, current apt format
forces you to specify distro name, focal for example, deb
http://ppa.launchpad.net/fish-shell/release-3/ubuntu focal main, and
after every distro upgrade you need to re-enable repos and change distro
codename in apt.sources. dnf repos works differently
metalink=https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/metalink?repo=free-fedora-
source-$releasever&arch=$basearch, distro name is replaced with env
variable, which is nice, and after distro update repos does not get
disabled and don't need to change distro codename, as it's dynamic,
which is awesome.

** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Make repository format more dynamic

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Originally posted here: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/what-do-you-
  want-to-see-in-apt/16588/21?u=soredake

  I want apt to have a way to define repos like in dnf, current apt
  format forces you to specify distro name, focal for example, deb
  http://ppa.launchpad.net/fish-shell/release-3/ubuntu focal main, and
  after every distro upgrade you need to re-enable repos and change
  distro codename in apt.sources. dnf repos works differently
  metalink=https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/metalink?repo=free-fedora-
  source-$releasever&arch=$basearch, distro name is replaced with env
  variable, which is nice, and after distro update repos does not get
  disabled and don't need to change distro codename, as it's dynamic,
  which is awesome.

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