Re: ftp://ftp.kando.hu/pub/CDROM-Images/debian-unofficial/
Hi Attila,
the three potato CDROMs have been very useful for me this weekend (since I had
only a slow and expensive Internet connection). Although I had problems with
apt-cdrom and dpkg-multicd, I still could install the packages using dpkg -i.
Thanks a lot for the images!
We did not yet try to install from them, but here is the promised report with
the problem I have seen (maybe I just used the tools in a wrong way)
--Rainer.
FIRST apt-cdrom:
# apt-cdrom add
Using CD-ROM mount point /cdrom/
Unmounting CD-ROM
Please insert a Disc in the drive and press enter
Mounting CD-ROM
Identifying.. [068b5a564b149d8bf4c55229ad19b3a3-2]
Scanning Disc for index files.. Found 6 package indexes and 0 source indexes.
Found label 'server'
This Disc is called:
'server'
Reading Package Indexes... Error!
E: Cannot find filename or size tag
THEN dselect->Access->multicd and dselect-Update:
I would like to know where on the CD-ROM the top level of the Debian
distribution is - this will usually contain the `dists' directory.
If the CD-ROM is badly organized and doesn't have a straightforward copy of
the distribution you may answer `none' and we'll go through the parts
I need individually.
Last time you said `/debian', and that looks plausible.
Distribution top level ? [/debian]
Ok, this is disc
server
Using `/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-i386' as main binary dir from disc
`server'
Using `/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-i386/Packages.cd.gz' for main.
Using `/debian/dists/stable/contrib/binary-i386' as contrib binary dir from
disc
`server'
Using `/debian/dists/stable/contrib/binary-i386/Packages.cd.gz' for contrib.
Using `/debian/dists/stable/non-free/binary-i386' as non-free binary dir from
di
sc
`server'
Using `/debian/dists/stable/non-free/binary-i386/Packages.cd.gz' for non-free.
Using `/debian/dists/stable/non-US/main/binary-i386' as non-US/main binary dir
f
rom disc
`server'
Using `/debian/dists/stable/non-US/main/binary-i386/Packages.cd.gz' for
non-US/m
ain.
Using `/debian/dists/stable/non-US/contrib/binary-i386' as non-US/contrib
binary
dir from disc
`server'
Using `/debian/dists/stable/non-US/contrib/binary-i386/Packages.cd.gz' for
non-U
S/contrib.
Using `/debian/dists/stable/non-US/non-free/binary-i386' as non-US/non-free
bina
ry dir from disc
`server'
Using `/debian/dists/stable/non-US/non-free/binary-i386/Packages.cd.gz' for
non-
US/non-free.
Using `/debian/dists/local/local/binary-i386' as local binary dir from disc
`server'
I can't find the local `Packages.cd' file. The information in the
`Packages.cd' file is important for package selection during new
installations, and is very useful for upgrades.
If you overlooked it when downloading you should do get it now and
return to this installation procedure when you have done so: you will
find one Packages.cd file and one Packages.cd.gz file -- either will do --
in the `binary' subdirectory of each area on the FTP sites and
CD-ROMs. Alternatively (and this will be rather slow) I can scan the
packages in the distribution area - say `scan' if you want me to do so.
You need a separate Packages.cd file from each of the distribution areas
you wish to install.
Where is the _local_ `Packages.cd' file (if none is available, say `none')
[]
? none
Update:
Uncompressing /cdrom/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-i386/Packages.cd.gz ...
done.
Replacing available packages info, using packages-main.
Information about 929 package(s) was updated.
Uncompressing /cdrom/debian/dists/stable/contrib/binary-i386/Packages.cd.gz
...
zcat: stdin: not in gzip format
update available list script returned error exit status 1.
Press <enter> to continue.
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