[Bug 2058617] Re: Do not override sources list when rootfs.tarball is used

[Paul Mars]

** Description changed:

- Currently in u-i the /etc/apt/sources.list file is systematically
- overridden after the rootfs creation, whatever the method used (either
- from a seed or from a tarball). See https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-
- image/blob/main/internal/statemachine/classic.go#L325
+ Currently in u-i the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources (or
+ /etc/apt/sources.list) file is systematically overridden after the
+ rootfs creation, whatever the method used (either from a seed or from a
+ tarball). See https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-
+ image/blob/main/internal/statemachine/classic.go#L354
  
  If no value were given under the rootfs section for
  components/pocket/mirror, default values are used.
  
  If components/pocket were given in the customization section, then the
  file is overridden again.
  
+ When a tarball is provided, /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources may
+ already be set to something that should be kept. The current behavior
+ forces u-i users to set the same values in
+ rootfs{.components,.pocket,.mirror} so
+ /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources can be regenerated with the same
+ content. This is not very practical because users have to maintain the
+ content of /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources in several places.
  
- When a tarball is provided, /etc/apt/sources.list may be already set to something that should be kept. The current behavior forces u-i users to set the same values in rootfs{.components,.pocket,.mirror} so /etc/apt/sources.list can be regenerated with the same content. This is not very practical because users have to maintain the content of /etc/apt/sources.list in several places.
- 
- We could avoid calling customizeSourcesListState when the tarball rootfs
- was used.
+ Possible solution: we could avoid calling customizeSourcesListState if
+ the tarball rootfs was used.

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Title:
  Do not override sources list when rootfs.tarball is used

Status in Ubuntu Image:
  New

Bug description:
  Currently in u-i the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources (or
  /etc/apt/sources.list) file is systematically overridden after the
  rootfs creation, whatever the method used (either from a seed or from
  a tarball). See https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-
  image/blob/main/internal/statemachine/classic.go#L354

  If no value were given under the rootfs section for
  components/pocket/mirror, default values are used.

  If components/pocket were given in the customization section, then the
  file is overridden again.

  When a tarball is provided, /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources may
  already be set to something that should be kept. The current behavior
  forces u-i users to set the same values in
  rootfs{.components,.pocket,.mirror} so
  /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources can be regenerated with the
  same content. This is not very practical because users have to
  maintain the content of /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources in
  several places.

  Possible solution: we could avoid calling customizeSourcesListState if
  the tarball rootfs was used.

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