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[SOLVED] Correct Sources List for Stretch?

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[SOLVED] Correct Sources List for Stretch?

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I have just installed testing from a weekly snapshot CD with xfce and everything is working fine. I edited the sources list so as not to be tied to the installation CD, and with the goal of using testing now and then automatically staying with stretch when it becomes stable. I ended up with:

deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ stretch main
deb http://security.debian.org/ stretch/updates main

I like the distro, and updates seem to work fine, but I am seeking confirmation my sources list is correct for my intended goals (it seems I should have three lines, but maybe not). I do not need contrib or non-free. Thanks in advance for any input.
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Re: Correct Sources List for Stretch?

#2 Post by dasein »

Your sources are exactly correct for your stated goal.

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Re: Correct Sources List for Stretch?

#3 Post by Dai_trying »

There is also

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deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ stretch-updates main

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supusr wrote:I have just installed testing from a weekly snapshot CD with xfce and everything is working fine. I edited the sources list so as not to be tied to the installation CD, and with the goal of using testing now and then automatically staying with stretch when it becomes stable. I ended up with:

deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ stretch main
deb http://security.debian.org/ stretch/updates main

I like the distro, and updates seem to work fine, but I am seeking confirmation my sources list is correct for my intended goals (it seems I should have three lines, but maybe not). I do not need contrib or non-free. Thanks in advance for any input.
Your sources list is completely fine for what you're trying to achieve but if you see some firmware errors then you might have to install the proprietary firmware blobs which are in the non-free repository. You might want to add this line for the testing-updates repo:

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deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ stretch-updates main
You should see this: https://debgen.simplylinux.ch/ for future reference. This site allows allows for a one-click automatic sources.list generation (according to user preferences).
The source code for the kernel, library, etc. should fit on one diskette. Sources for the GNU utilities will vary (and will be big). The sources to GNU emacs will take at least 3 disks. -- Theodore Ts'o, 1992 (distributing the first Linux disks)

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#5 Post by dasein »

furquan wrote:You should see this: https://debgen.simplylinux.ch/ for future reference.
No. This site has a long history of issues.

Edit: Just went and looked again--if anything, that site is now worse than ever. Its "suggestions" are now exactly opposite what the OP said he wanted to accomplish.

@OP: For the second time in a couple hours I find myself saying this: learn what you need to learn. It's just not that hard. The Wiki provides all the information and guidance one could possibly need.

P.S. The repo suggested by dai_trying can certainly be worth having, but is not, strictly speaking, required.
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Re: Correct Sources List for Stretch?

#6 Post by supusr »

Thanks to all for the input. I am using these now, after due consideration:

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ stretch main
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ stretch-updates main
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security stretch/updates main

I consider my question answered.

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#7 Post by dasein »

supusr wrote:I consider my question answered.
Then as a courtesy to others, please mark you thread as [SOLVED]. (Edit the subject line of your initial post.)

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Re: Correct Sources List for Stretch?

#8 Post by supusr »

dasein wrote:
supusr wrote:I consider my question answered.
Then as a courtesy to others, please mark you thread as [SOLVED]. (Edit the subject line of your initial post.)
OK. Done. Thanks.

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