Another way to fix this is to set the config value manually. Here is an example of what I did for ubuntu:
FROM ubuntu:noble RUN echo "MIRRORSITE=http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu"; > /etc/pbuilderrc RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y pbuilder Similar should work on Debian as well. On Mon, 11 Mar 2024 01:15:30 +0000 Adam Baxter <deb...@voltagex.org> wrote: > Package: pbuilder > Version: 0.231 > Severity: normal > X-Debbugs-Cc: deb...@voltagex.org > > Dear Maintainer, > > I'm not sure if this should be filed against debconf or pbuilder or both (does the Package line support multiple packages?) > It was also not clear how to report bugs against the official Debian Docker image > > A Dockerfile with the following: > FROM debian:12.5 > RUN apt update && apt install --no-install-recommends -y pbuilder > > will loop the following: > #5 3.737 Setting up pbuilder (0.231) ... > #5 3.774 debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog > #5 3.774 debconf: (TERM is not set, so the dialog frontend is not usable.) > #5 3.774 debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline > #5 3.780 debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Readline > #5 3.780 debconf: (This frontend requires a controlling tty.) > #5 3.780 debconf: falling back to frontend: Teletype > #5 3.790 Configuring pbuilder > #5 3.790 -------------------- > #5 3.790 > #5 3.790 Default mirror not found > #5 3.790 > #5 3.790 Mirror information detection failed and the user provided no mirror > #5 3.790 information. > #5 3.790 > #5 3.790 Please enter valid mirror information. > #5 3.790 > #5 3.790 Please enter the default mirror you want to be used by pbuilder. > #5 3.790 > #5 3.790 If you leave this field blank, there will be one attempt to autodetect this > #5 3.790 information. If this attempt fails, you will be prompted again to insert some > #5 3.790 valid mirror information. > #5 3.790 > #5 3.790 Here is a valid mirror example: http://deb.debian.org/debian > > I believe this is due to deb822 format sources lists being used in the container > > If I change the Dockerfile to read > > FROM debian:12.5 > RUN echo "deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib" > /etc/apt/sources.list && rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.sources > RUN apt update && apt install --no-install-recommends -y pbuilder > > Then the package installs correctly > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: 12.5 > APT prefers stable > APT policy: (500, 'stable') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > Kernel: Linux 6.7.7-200.fc39.x86_64 (SMP w/16 CPU threads; PREEMPT) > Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash > Init: unable to detect
