apt: Drop preferences (pinning) for backports

apt/files/bookworm_backports_preferences

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Package: *
-Pin: release a=bookworm-backports
-Pin-Priority: 50

apt/files/bullseye_backports_preferences

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Package: *
-Pin: release a=bullseye-backports
-Pin-Priority: 50

apt/files/buster_backports_preferences

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Package: *
-Pin: release a=buster-backports
-Pin-Priority: 50

apt/files/jessie_backports_preferences

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Package: *
-Pin: release a=jessie-backports
-Pin-Priority: 50

apt/files/stretch_backports_preferences

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Package: *
-Pin: release a=stretch-backports
-Pin-Priority: 50

apt/tasks/backports.deb822.yml

@@ -10,19 +10,9 @@
   tags:
     - apt
 
-- name: Backports configuration
-  ansible.builtin.copy:
-    src: '{{ ansible_distribution_release }}_backports_preferences'
-    dest: /etc/apt/preferences.d/0-backports-defaults
-    force: true
-    mode: "0640"
-  register: apt_backports_config
-  tags:
-    - apt
-
 - name: Apt update
   ansible.builtin.apt:
     update_cache: yes
-  when: apt_backports_sources is changed or apt_backports_config is changed
+  when: apt_backports_sources is changed
   tags:
     - apt

apt/tasks/backports.oneline.yml

@@ -17,16 +17,6 @@
   tags:
     - apt
 
-- name: Backports configuration
-  ansible.builtin.copy:
-    src: '{{ ansible_distribution_release }}_backports_preferences'
-    dest: /etc/apt/preferences.d/0-backports-defaults
-    force: true
-    mode: "0640"
-  register: apt_backports_config
-  tags:
-    - apt
-
 - name: Archived backport are accepted (jessie)
   ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
     dest: '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99no-check-valid-until'
@@ -42,4 +32,4 @@
     update_cache: yes
   tags:
     - apt
-  when: apt_backports_list is changed or apt_backports_config is changed
+  when: apt_backports_list is changed

apt/tests/spec/main_spec.rb

@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ describe file("/etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list") do
   it { should be_file }
 end
 
-describe file("/etc/apt/preferences.d/0-backports-defaults") do
-  it { should be_file }
-end
-
 describe command("grep 'main contrib non-free' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list") do
   its(:stdout) { should_not be_empty }
   its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }

evolinux-base/tests/spec/main_spec.rb

@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ set :backend, :exec
 #   it { should be_file }
 # end
 #
-# describe file("/etc/apt/preferences.d/0-backports-defaults") do
-#   it { should be_file }
-# end
-#
 # describe command("grep 'main contrib non-free' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list") do
 #   its(:stdout) { should_not be_empty }
 #   its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }