On Du, 24 mai 20, 14:55:33, Cindy Sue Causey wrote: > > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sources.sources > > DISCLAIMER: This format was originally found when something like "man > apt-get", "man apt", or "man sources.list" referenced a standalone > "man sources.sources" type deal. I can't find it just this second. I > didn't dream this up and sure don't cognitively function well enough > to have grasped what APPEARS to be describing it under "DEB822-STYLE > FORMAT" within "man sources.list".
man sources.list
> The rest of the email now...
>
> For this to work, you have to rename everything else (the files NOT
> directories) or even delete anything else "*.list" because it doesn't
> function otherwise (at least not for ME).
There is no such restriction.
> Those don't specifically state "bullseye-updates" anywhere. I DO
> remember addressing it somehow because I have "*-updates" in archived
> sources.list files from various previous *suites*. Having just updated
> 115MB of Bullseye, SOME updates are still working just fine.
>
> Comparing past DOTlist to present DOTsources, it looks like MY
> bullseye-updates is now covered by that bullseye-security reference.
> That sounds familiar'ish.
bullseye is still (in) testing, -security and -updates are empty.
> FOR ME, this layout/feature/technique didn't work pre-Bullseye.
> Without exiting, rebooting, digging through other... suites.. yada, I
> don't know if this is a new perk for Bullseye or needs tweaked
> differently for past suites.
According to the manpage it was introduced in apt 1.1 (stretch has
1.4.10).
> PPPS Any outside 3rd party type packages that have been given
> permission to set up their own DOTlist files... will potentially
> complain that they can't find something or other yada. They're talking
> about how you may or may not now (?) have to delete DOTlist files for
> this TRICK (i.e. RADICAL.. COOL..) feature to work correctly.
[citation needed]
Kind regards,
Andrei
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