Anthony Campbell wrote: > I thought I'd got apt-get to read my local cdrom but it seems I was wrong. It > will update the packages but won't install anything. I have a Cheapbytes > cdrom. > > The entry in my sources.list is as follows: > > > deb file:/cdrom/debian main/binary-i386/ > > The Packages file is read correctly. However, when I try to install a file I > get an error message: > > Unable to stat /cdrom/debian/debian/binary-i386/... > > In other words, an unwanted extra /debian/ gets into the path when apt-get > tries to install a file. > > Can anyone suggest a way round this? Have you tried just leaving the 'debian' out of your sources.list entry? deb file:/cdrom main/binary-i386 -- This .sig space available for lease. Please contact: Mitch Blevins | mitch_blevins@mindspring.com
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