Remove Multiverse from backports to stop confusing users - patch attached

Bug #50644 reported by Sarah Kowalik
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apt-setup (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

In the current sources lists:
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper universe multiverse
is not enabled, but
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse
is.

This seems silly, and regularly confuses users, who say "yes, i have multiverse enabled", where they are actually looking for the first multiverse that is not enabled by default.

I suggest that we either add both multiverse repostories by default, or remove them both. The patch below will stop the multiverse repository from backports being created.

Changed in apt-setup:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
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Sarah Kowalik (hobbsee-deactivatedaccount) wrote : patch to fix bug

also confirming, as i've seen many people have this issue before. Yes, ordinarily I dont confirm my own bugs.

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Sarah Kowalik (hobbsee-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

fixed another way.

Changed in apt-setup:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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