[Bug 1261816] [NEW] Apt sources for Canada are crippled

[teledyn]

Public bug reported:

I know you mean well, and they mean well, but please stop setting
Canadian Ubuntu installations to use the "Canadian" mirror site as that
site only retains a bare minimum of packages and as such gives Ubuntu a
bad reputation for basic components (such as drivers) being "not found"
-- on any fresh installation, my first step is *always* to correct this
setting, and to someone new to Ubuntu, they'd simply conclude that
Ubuntu itself is crippled.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: apt 0.9.9.1~ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Dec 17 11:08:56 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-04-27 (598 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-22 (55 days ago)

** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug saucy

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Title:
  Apt sources for Canada are crippled

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I know you mean well, and they mean well, but please stop setting
  Canadian Ubuntu installations to use the "Canadian" mirror site as
  that site only retains a bare minimum of packages and as such gives
  Ubuntu a bad reputation for basic components (such as drivers) being
  "not found" -- on any fresh installation, my first step is *always* to
  correct this setting, and to someone new to Ubuntu, they'd simply
  conclude that Ubuntu itself is crippled.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: apt 0.9.9.1~ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Dec 17 11:08:56 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-04-27 (598 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-22 (55 days ago)

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