Ubuntu
ltsp package

ltsp-build-client should permit using existing sources.list

Bug #48601 reported by Paolo Benvenuto
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
ltsp (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Wishlist
Oliver Grawert

Bug Description

Binary package hint: ltsp-server

I have many ubuntu pc in my local lan, and in order to upgrade them I set up a apt-cacher proxy, so that all ubuntu pc's retrieve the packages via that proxy.

However, I see now that ltsp-build-client retrieves the base packages directly from archive.ubuntu.com .

That leads me to wasting time and bandwidth.

The problem would be resolved if ltsp-build-client used the same sources.list that is in /etc/apt .

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William Grant (wgrant) wrote :

If you look at the help for ltsp-build-client, you'll see the --mirror option.

Changed in ltsp:
status: Unconfirmed → Rejected
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Paolo Benvenuto (donpaolo) wrote :

ok, I can use the mirror option, but equally an option instructing ltsp-build-client to use the archive defined in source.list would be fine.

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Oliver Grawert (ogra) wrote :

i'll add a --copy-sourceslist plugin to the ltsp-build-client script (you can do that very easily yourself if you want to speed it up and attach the code here ;)) its very easy, i described it on:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HowtoWriteLTSP5Plugins

Changed in ltsp:
importance: Medium → Wishlist
status: Rejected → Confirmed
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Oliver Grawert (ogra) wrote :

 ltsp (5.0.5) feisty; urgency=low
 .
...
   * add --copy-sourceslist option to ltsp-build-client to reuse the servers
     sources.list with ltsp-buiuld-client (fixes LP #48601)
...

Changed in ltsp:
assignee: nobody → ogra
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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Shahar Or (mightyiam) wrote :

It would be nice to know about these things from the manpage. here's the bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ltsp/+bug/479278

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Oliver Grawert (ogra) wrote :

it is in the --help command:

/ogra@osiris:~$ LANG=C ltsp-build-client --extra-help|grep sources
    --copy-sourceslist use the servers sources.list instead of generating one

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