Bug#758316: APT: Use HTTPS by default

2014-12-29 Thread Julian Andres Klode
On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 8:23 PM, Freddy Martinez wrote: > Hi Paul, > > Thanks you are correct about the http / https in the sources.list. > But my concern is about security. Downloading binaries over > unauthenticated connections via HTTP is not good, especially when > you're downloading security

Bug#758316: APT: Use HTTPS by default

2014-12-29 Thread Freddy Martinez
Hi Paul, Thanks you are correct about the http / https in the sources.list. But my concern is about security. Downloading binaries over unauthenticated connections via HTTP is not good, especially when you're downloading security updates. As a project, Debian should prioritize mirrors that use HT

Bug#758316: APT: Use HTTPS by default

2014-12-22 Thread Paul Menzel
Dear Freddy, Am Samstag, den 16.08.2014, 14:13 -0500 schrieb Freddy: > Package: apt > Version: 0.9.7.9+deb7u2 > > Currently, apt requires install of an additional package > apt-transport-https in order to use HTTPS > > Without it, I get errors like this if I use HTTPS it. > > E: The method dri

Bug#758316: APT: Use HTTPS by default

2014-08-16 Thread Freddy
Package: apt Version: 0.9.7.9+deb7u2 Currently, apt requires install of an additional package apt-transport-https in order to use HTTPS Without it, I get errors like this if I use HTTPS it. E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/https could not be found. E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/meth