[pve-devel] [PATCH installer v3 0/3] remove mirror selection from installer

[Christoph Heiss]

Applied the patches (fixing up patch #2 as needed) and built an ISO.

Checked that installation works fine and that /etc/apt/sources.list does
not get modified anymore.

Other than needing the rebase, please consider the series:

Reviewed-by: Christoph Heiss <c.heiss at proxmox.com>
Tested-by: Christoph Heiss <c.heiss at proxmox.com>

On Mon Sep 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM CEST, Shannon Sterz wrote:
> these three patches remove the debian mirror selection from the
> installer as it is no longer needed. debian recommends using its CDN
> these days [1]. so we don't need to select a mirror.
>
> [1]: https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes/upgrading.en.html#adding-apt-internet-sources
>
> Changelog
> ---------
>
> changes since v2, thanks @ Christoph Heiss:
>
> - remove the mirror entries from
>   `proxmox-auto-installer/tests/resources/locales.json`
>
> changes since v1, thanks @ Fiona Ebner:
>
> - add a patch that removes generating the mirror information from
>   country.pl
> - add a patch rephrasing the installers text to remove mentions of
>   selecting a mirror.
>
>
> Shannon Sterz (3):
>   install: don't select a debian mirror based on the country anymore
>   country.pl: remove generating mirror information
>   html/country: update explanatory text to not mention setting a mirror
>
>  Proxmox/Install.pm                            |   6 -
>  country.pl                                    |  12 +-
>  html/country.htm                              |   9 +-
>  .../tests/resources/locales.json              | 249 ------------------
>  4 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 271 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.47.3
>
>
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