debvm-create: always initialize available database

This is not a buster thingy. It affects other releases as well. Also
avoid poking at apt internals.

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/debvm-create b/debvm-create
index 615054a..51310a5 100755
--- a/debvm-create
+++ b/debvm-create
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ fi
 
 set -- --skip=cleanup/apt "$@"
 
+# We need /var/lib/dpkg/available for dpkg --set-selections to work.
+set -- '--customize-hook=chroot "$1" apt-cache dumpavail | chroot "$1" dpkg --update-avail' "$@"
+
 case "$SUITE" in
 	jessie)
 		# Use obsolete and expired keys.
@@ -156,11 +159,7 @@ case "$SUITE" in
 		# chfn does not work, because libpam-runtime.postinst is late setting up /etc/pam.d/common-auth et al, see #1026765
 		set -- --extract-hook='chroot "$1" pam-auth-update --package --force' "$@"
 	;;
-	buster)
-		# We need /var/lib/dpkg/available for dpkg --set-selections to work.
-		set -- '--customize-hook=cat "$1"/var/lib/apt/lists/*_Packages | chroot "$1" dpkg --update-avail' "$@"
-	;;
-	stretch|bullseye|stable)
+	buster|stretch|bullseye|stable)
 	;;
 	*)
 		# Avoid the usrmerge package