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Understand that volatile is discontinued and replaced by squeeze-update (or in this case, wheezy-updates)
Reinstall Wheezy using the official netinstall cd with a usb thumbdrive containing the nonfree firmware and the completed installation comes with a source.list that looks like this
I kinda think that there isn't really an "official" sources.list for Debian. It depends on how the user wants to set things up, I think. For example, I don't use the "deb-src" lines; my sources.list looks like this right now (I don't even have "non-free" and "contrib"):
The last line is for the SpaceFM file manager. This is on a Wheezy installation that I've been running since September.
But I'm not sure about the importance of including the "wheezy-updates" (the former "volatile") line. I did find this announcement, from when they went from "volatile" to "squeeze-updates": http://lists.debian.org/debian-volat.../msg00000.html
Reading that, I'm thinking that including "wheezy-updates" wouldn't hurt, but it probably isn't necessary. I'd be interested to read any opinions on that.
By the way, as of this writing, the Debian Sources List Generator hasn't been updated for Wheezy being the current "Stable." But it's still useful to take a look at that site.
Last edited by m.a.l.'s pa; 05-06-2013 at 07:24 PM.
Ah. There's the explanation about the "wheezy-updates" part:
Quote:
Some packages from proposed-updates may also be made available via the wheezy-updates mechanism. This path will be used for updates which many users may wish to install on their systems before the next point release is made, such as updates to virus scanners and timezone data. All packages from wheezy-updates will be included in point releases.
There is no "official" sources.list - what you have posted is what I would call a fairly standard one consisting of official repositories.
You don't necessarily need wheezy-updates (volatile) but it usually doesn't do any harm to have it. You do always need the main release repo and the security repo.
wheezy-proposed-updates and wheezy-backports are also not required but still "official".
Think I've chose the wrong words. By "official", what I really mean is that I am trying to stick close to the default repositories that comes with an official stable installation. So for example, backports will not be included for my use.
There is no problem with backports as it's an official repo. If you want a free/libre system - don't add the contrib and non-free repos. If it's just a "pure" Debian system you're after, then avoid 3rd party repos.
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