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Re: Next stable release: 13 CD's



On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 09:13:26 -0600
Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> wrote:
> Chris Metzler wrote:
>> 
>> Well, it doesn't make much sense to me to put up a page with
>> installation instructions ("You only need Disk #1 to install the base
>> system...") for a release that doesn't exist and isn't imminent. 
>> Presumably, when there actually is a release, this fact will be
>> publicized -- like it was for Woody, which was 7 CDs but didn't
>> require them all either.
>
> 
> I hear everybody saying "But you don't need the 13 cd's". OK, I don't 
> need the 13 CD's. But I have x CD's and have them registered with 
> apt-cdrom. Now I want a package Y. Synaptic or whatever won't show it 
> because it isn't on the CD's.
> Where do I now find "Dummy, the package is on CD #z which you did not 
> download!"?

Take a look at the Installation manual for Woody, the version of Debian
you've said you're running.  In particular, look at Section 8.11.  In
the installation of Sarge, there'll be a similar step.  That solves the
problem.

-c

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