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Re: dselect/apt/cdrom



You should install the dpkg-multicd package and than choose the multi_cd
access methode in dselect.

Martin

On Sun, 26 Sep 1999, John wrote:

> I'm trying to configure /etc/apt/sources.list to use a 2CD 'Official'
> Debian 2.1 set and seem unable to get the right formulation. All the 
> examples given relate to ftp and http. I want to use apt in dselect
> to adjust the original installation (for some reason not all slink
> packages on the second CD show up when I run dselect).
> 
> Unless I misunderstand my CD, the packages I want to get hold
> of are in the path /dists/slink/main/binary-i386 (then folders for
> Admin, Mail etc). The 'Packages.cd' is in /slink. My cdrom is 
> /dev/hdc.
> 
> As a newbie, I'm doing quite well but am frustrated here. The use
> of dselect doesn't present any problems - I just can't get at some 
> packages which are on the CDs under slink (but they are
> recorded in /var/lib/dpkg/status). Would a kind soul put me on
> the right path please by explaining what simple mistake I'm 
> making with say 'deb file:/dev/hdc/dists/slink/main/binary-i386'.
> 
> Regards, John.
> 
> PS. I've been following postings for the past three weeks incl.
> the recent items re apt - nothing seems to cover my predicament.
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 

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