Actually, the default value of ::1 might just depend on whatever you use Ubiquity or the Debian Installer.
First of all I downloaded a fresh ubuntu-8.10-server-i386.iso, and followed the "Default install" instructions from http://testcases.qa.ubuntu.com/Install/ServerWhole. That gave me a /etc/hosts containing
"::1 localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback"
Then I downloaded a fresh ubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso, and followed the "Ubiquity Whole Install" instructions from http://testcases.qa.ubuntu.com/Install/DesktopWhole. That gave me a /etc/hosts containing
"::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback"
This finding actually matches my previous experience. I pretty much always use the Debian Installer, in one way of another. Hence it would make sense that I've only seen the ""::1 localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback" version.
Actually, the default value of ::1 might just depend on whatever you use Ubiquity or the Debian Installer.
First of all I downloaded a fresh ubuntu- 8.10-server- i386.iso, and followed the "Default install" instructions from http:// testcases. qa.ubuntu. com/Install/ ServerWhole. That gave me a /etc/hosts containing
"::1 localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback"
Then I downloaded a fresh ubuntu- 8.10-desktop- i386.iso, and followed the "Ubiquity Whole Install" instructions from http:// testcases. qa.ubuntu. com/Install/ DesktopWhole. That gave me a /etc/hosts containing
"::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback"
This finding actually matches my previous experience. I pretty much always use the Debian Installer, in one way of another. Hence it would make sense that I've only seen the ""::1 localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback" version.