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Sensei - Experienced User

Apr 11, 2023

How I got apt update and install to work (with Debian Jessie retired)

OK, so I started off creating my own local Debian repository. Not recommended -- it's a lot of work. But with a lot of Googling and experimenting, I finally got apt to work using an online source. ...

tigerten

Luminary

Apr 12, 2023

Great!

Can you find a way to use https:// as source?

Sandshark

Sensei - Experienced User

Apr 12, 2023

I didn't try initially. But just did, and it does not work. Not sure of the point, anyway, since it's nothing that needs protection from prying eyes.

I forgot to mention in my initial post that you will get some warnings about expired keys, but they are just warnings because you've told the OS to ignore them.

StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 13, 2023
Sandshark wrote:

Not sure of the point, anyway, since it's nothing that needs protection from prying eyes.

https would also verify the cert, and provide protection against a man-in-the-middle attack. So there would be some value if it worked (over and above the encryption)