Quoting Benjamin Drung (2022-01-25 17:48:42) > > I do not yet understand why your "copy-in" essential hook where you copy > > bookworm.pref into /etc/apt/preferences.d inside the chroot doesn't solve > > this problem for you. Even though mmdebstrap doesn't run apt from inside > > the chroot anymore, it uses the configuration from /etc/apt inside the > > chroot. > > "copy-in" works mostly for us, but it has two problems: > > 1) "copy-in" is executed after the essential packages were installed. > So bookworm.pref needs to be made available via aptopts for the > essential packages. In our in-house use case, we can live with this > drawback (since we rarely touch the essential packages).
Why not use "copy-in" as a setup-hook? Then the first "apt-get update" will pick up the configuration. > 2) The essential hook is not executed with running with --simulate. So the > simulation would ignore the pinning file. I find it interesting that somebody is using the --simulate option. In what scenario is it useful to have it? Thanks! cheers, josch
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