aptsources.distro — Distribution abstraction of the sources.list

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class aptsources.distro.DebianDistribution(id, codename, description, release)

Class to support specific Debian features

get_mirrors()
is_codename(name)

Compare a given name with the release codename and check if if it can be used as a synonym for a development releases

class aptsources.distro.Distribution(id, codename, description, release)
add_source(type=None, uri=None, dist=None, comps=None, comment='')

Add distribution specific sources

change_server(uri)

Change the server of all distro specific sources to a given host

disable_component(comp)

Disable a component in all main, child and source code sources (excluding cdrom based sources)

enable_component(comp)

Enable a component in all main, child and source code sources (excluding cdrom based sources)

comp: the component that should be enabled

get_mirrors(mirror_template=None)

Provide a set of mirrors where you can get the distribution from

get_server_list()

Return a list of used and suggested servers

get_sources(sourceslist)

Find the corresponding template, main and child sources for the distribution

is_codename(name)

Compare a given name with the release codename.

exception aptsources.distro.NoDistroTemplateException
class aptsources.distro.UbuntuDistribution(id, codename, description, release)

Class to support specific Ubuntu features

get_mirrors()
class aptsources.distro.UbuntuRTMDistribution(id, codename, description, release)

Class to support specific Ubuntu RTM features

get_mirrors()
aptsources.distro.get_distro(id=None, codename=None, description=None, release=None)

Check the currently used distribution and return the corresponding distriubtion class that supports distro specific features.

If no paramter are given the distro will be auto detected via a call to lsb-release