Quantal Server and alternate automated installation failed with error "Failed to retrieve InRelease"
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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debootstrap (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Quantal Server and alternate i386 and amd64
Both products failed to install automatically since build 20120623.
This a a warning and installation continues if the user accepts the prompt but it breaks automated installations.
Excerpt from syslog
Jun 25 09:02:47 debconf: --> SUBST base-installer/
Jun 25 09:02:47 debconf: Adding [SUBST0] -> [InRelease]
Jun 25 09:02:47 debconf: <-- 0
Jun 25 09:02:47 debconf: --> SUBST base-installer/
Jun 25 09:02:47 debconf: Adding [SECTION] -> [Retrieving Release file]
Jun 25 09:02:47 debconf: <-- 0
Jun 25 09:02:47 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO base-installer/
Jun 25 09:02:47 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jun 25 09:02:47 debconf: --> METAGET base-installer/
Jun 25 09:02:47 debconf: <-- 10 base-installer/
Jun 25 09:02:47 debconf: --> SUBST base-installer/
Jun 25 09:02:47 debconf: Adding [INFO] -> [Failed to retrieve InRelease]
Jun 25 09:02:47 debconf: <-- 0
Jun 25 09:02:47 debconf: --> SUBST base-installer/
Jun 25 09:02:47 debconf: Adding [SECTION] -> [Retrieving Release file]
Jun 25 09:02:47 debconf: <-- 0
Jun 25 09:02:47 debconf: --> INPUT critical base-installer/
Jun 25 09:02:47 debconf: <-- 0 question will be asked
Jun 25 09:02:47 debconf: --> GO
affects: | debian-installer (Ubuntu) → debootstrap (Ubuntu) |
summary: |
- Quantal Server and alternate installation failed with error "Failed to - retrieve InRelease" + Quantal Server and alternate automated installation failed with error + "Failed to retrieve InRelease" |
description: | updated |
The fact that the Ubuntu archive doesn't have InRelease files is bug 804252, but that isn't going to be fixed straight away. Not all Debian mirrors will necessarily have InRelease either, so debootstrap really shouldn't have made this a warning, IMO.