software-properites-qt modifies sources.list with not backup

My sources.list has been modified after running software-properties-qt. It removes the aramo-update and aramo-security lines as well as the backports lines.

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1. Affected revisions/versions software-properties-qt 0.99.22.9+11.0trisquel14

2. Steps to reproduce Open a terminal and enter command # sudo software-properties-qt

Software-properties-qt window should open.

Click on options in "Trisquel Software", "Updates", or other tabs. and click close.

A pop-up message will appear saying "Your local copy of the software catalog is out of date.

A new copy will downloaded." Click reload or close.

3. Current behavior

What happens is the /etc/apt/sources.list file is overwritten with the following:

deb https://archive.trisquel.org/trisquel/ aramo main deb-src https://archive.trisquel.org/trisquel/ aramo main #Added by software-properties

4. Expected behavior

Users probably expect the software-properties-qt program to allow all software to be updateable from all trisquel repos unless declined.\

I can't replicate, maybe you enabled or disabled the Source Code / Main repository as if you open software-properties-qt and click only in the tabs and then close, there is no change on the sources.list file.

software-properties-qt-test.mkv

I mean software-properties is the GUI application to modify the sources.list file, so it is intended to make modifications when options are (un)checked / modified.

Maybe it is too simple to modify that changes are not seen as important ones or there is a bug somewhere hidden there, but so far I can't replicate it.

@eric23 if I build a test triskel iso, would you try to reproduce the error on it?

I did another try and it seems different but odd. I am not sure if it is correct or not with the deb-src lines not being correctly added.

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At you video at time 1:15, you had sources disabled partially. So it's not so odd.

I am not sure as to why there are those 3 dots in the sources box nor why I can't unclick the sources box, and I can't replicate any of this on my other computer. I guess a re-install should be good. Maybe we should close this.

Let's keep this open 'til we find out the logic behind it.

If by tweaking this to our purposes we broke something, I'm the first interested on getting it fixed, but I've come to realize that sometimes there are some information missing that help explain why it works as it is, and let us know how it works in the bigger scheme of things.

I'll try to put some attention to it, if you want there is already a 11.0.1 iso to test with:

• https://cdbuilds.trisquel.org/aramo/11.0.1/

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If I change server source, it does not set correctly the security line. This can be from a blank sources.list or one I am updating:

deb https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/trisquel-packages/ aramo main

deb-src https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/trisquel-packages/ aramo main #Added by software-properties

deb https://archive.trisquel.org/trisquel/ aramo-security main

deb-src https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/trisquel-packages/ aramo-security main

deb https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/trisquel-packages/ aramo-updates main

deb-src https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/trisquel-packages/ aramo-updates main

deb https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/trisquel-packages/ aramo-backports main

deb-src https://mirror.math.princeton.edu/pub/trisquel-packages/ aramo- backports main

I think I picked a hint of what's going on here on the main topic of deb-src lines not being added back.

I need to take the time to look closer, regards.

@eric23 actually, the issue is present on the gtk version only, I can't replicate it on the kde one, by any chance did you installed KDE on top of trisquel (mate)?

The issue is that when enabling security, updates and/or backports with source code enabled (beforehand), it will not add the deb-src lines.

Needing to go back to the first tab and disable then re-enable the source code checkbox to make sure all source lines are added properly.

But like I mentioned earlier it's an upstream issue, as it comes from ubuntu and it is still present on 24.04 Noble.

I am fairly sure I installed from Triskel 11.0.1. That is what the USB is called. I checked /var/log/installer/casper.log and it appears to say that the version is Trisquel.

I do not have software-properties-gtk installed either.

I'll double check using a triskel 11.0.1 iso, but so far on my installed VM I can't replicate the error only on the gtk variant. It could make sense as they both use different methods to select the update kind.

• gtk (drop down menu)

• qt (checkbox)

@eric23 I can't replicate the triskel issue with the 11.0.1 iso, can you?

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I had many issues, but I think they are clearing up on my end after the reinstall. If I start fresh (remove /etc/apt/sources.list) what I see is the same from the previous comment.

I think it is okay that the deb-src line for aramo-security goes to the non-trisquel.org site. So no, I do not know how to replicate what you are asking of me on Triskel.

--EDIT-- But if you try to add custom repositories with something crazy which is what I initially did then it retains some sort of memory that is all screwed up. Notice the backports on every line now. Should I test this on the Triskel install image?

deb https://archive.trisquel.org/trisquel/ aramo-security backports main

deb-src https://archive.trisquel.org/trisquel/ aramo-security backports main

deb https://mirrors.ocf.berkeley.edu/trisquel/ aramo-updates backports main

deb-src https://mirrors.ocf.berkeley.edu/trisquel/ aramo-updates backports main

deb https://mirrors.ocf.berkeley.edu/trisquel/ aramo-backports backports main

deb-src https://mirrors.ocf.berkeley.edu/trisquel/ aramo-backports backports main

... add custom repositories with something crazy which is what I initially did...

I think a good advice is not to do crazy stuff

I don't get what you mean, this bug seems to be a moving target and I'm loosing track of it.

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As I've mentioned before, there is a small bug on the gtk version needing to double check the deb-src are checked or they may not show in the end result.

It's still present at Noble release making it an upstream issue, I'll give it a follow up for this upstream when there is more time available on the Ecne development.

Regards