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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/apt-secure.8.xml')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/apt-secure.8.xml b/doc/apt-secure.8.xml index 2c1c192d4..79bb86a0f 100644 --- a/doc/apt-secure.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-secure.8.xml @@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ <para> You can force all APT clients to raise only warnings by setting the configuration option <option>Acquire::AllowInsecureRepositories</option> to - <literal>true</literal>. Note that this option will eventually be removed. + <literal>true</literal>. Individual repositories can also be allowed to be insecure + via the &sources-list; option <literal>allow-insecure=yes</literal>. + Note that insecure repositories are strongly discouraged and all options + to force apt to continue supporting them will eventually be removed. Users also have the <option>Trusted</option> option available to disable even the warnings, but be sure to understand the implications as detailed in &sources-list;. @@ -87,7 +90,8 @@ irrespective of the option to allow or forbid usage of insecure repositories. The error can be overcome by additionally setting <option>Acquire::AllowDowngradeToInsecureRepositories</option> - to <literal>true</literal>. + to <literal>true</literal> or for Individual repositories with the &sources-list; + option <literal>allow-downgrade-to-insecure=yes</literal>. </para> <para> |