apt help

[Amit Shah <shahamit@gmx.net>]

Hi,

I'm working with apt and have a few queries:

1. I've copied the first 3 woody disks on my hard disk in
/var/cache/apt/cds/[123].

I want apt to recognize these sources as the primary installation sources. I
made changes in /etc/apt/sources.list, saying:

deb file:/var/cache/apt/cds/1/cdrom/dists potato unstable contrib main
non-US/contrib non-US/main

deb file:/var/cache/apt/cds/2/cdrom/dists potato unstable contrib main
non-US/contrib non-US/main

deb file:/var/cache/apt/cds/3/cdrom/dists potato unstable contrib main
non-US/contrib non-US/main

this, however, doesn't work... it gives lots of error messages while
installing anything, couldn't stat, etc..

how to configure it?

2. I want to install kde-3.0.4, or whichever >3 version is available. how do
I go about doing this? I just have an entry for security.debian.org in my
sources.list. do I have to add more?


pls cc me, as I'm currently not on the list.

Thanks,
Amit.