can't install new Ubuntu releases with old vm-builder
Bug #294305 reported by
Jamie Strandboge
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vm-builder (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
There should be a way to install the development release of Ubuntu in earlier releases of vm-builder. Eg, currently I am running Intrepid, so I can't install a Jaunty vm. It would be most useful if this could be done for arbitrarily earlier releases (eg installing 'khaki' (or whatever it will be called) on intrepid).
| Changed in vm-builder: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
Revision history for this message
| Loïc Minier (lool) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in vm-builder (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
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This is usually achieved by backporting the new vmbuilder for older release, either in PPAs, or in e.g. intrepid-backports. I don't think we can anticipate the needs of newer releases, and debootstrap needs to be updated anyway (i.e. we need a debootstrap backport).
Since this is more of a process improvement, perhaps you can suggest this on the ubuntu-server@ mailing-list instead of in a bug report?