Re: Newbie need help on upgrading/installing "current weekly snapshot CDs"
On Wed November 29 2006 08:13 pm, aquamarine wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am a pure newbie on Linux/Debian coming from Windows world!
> I downloaded just 3 of the 21 CDs from
> http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/i386/iso-cd/ website,
> booted the 1st CD and install testing Debian successfully.
>
> The main point is that I found no way to install my other 2 CDs.
From the console run "apt-cdrom add" to add more cd's.
> By the way, I cannot find: (1) Software Sources settings
/etc/apt/sources.list is where apt-get / dselect / aptitude / Synaptic get
their info about software/package sources. man apt and man apt-get will
provide more info.
> (2) Synaptic
> Package Manager to update my system.
Synaptic is a graphical desktop app, you'll need x and the desktop environment
of your choice to run it. If you already have that "apt-get install synaptic"
should install it for you.
> Another method I tried:
> open a terminal, and typed:
> (1) su -
> (2) apt-get update
>
> <<Message Start>>
> Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Etch_ - Official Snapshot CD
> i386 Binary-1 20061127-10:21] etch Release.gpg
> Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Etch_ - Official Snapshot CD
> i386 Binary-1 20061127-10:21] etch Release
> Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Etch_ - Official Snapshot CD
> i386 Binary-1 20061127-10:21] etch/contrib Packages/DiffIndex
> Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Etch_ - Official Snapshot CD
> i386 Binary-1 20061127-10:21] etch/main Packages/DiffIndex
> Get:1 http://debian.crosslink.net etch Release.gpg [189B]
> Get:2 http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release.gpg [189B]
> Hit http://debian.crosslink.net etch Release
> Hit http://debian.crosslink.net etch/main Packages/DiffIndex
> Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release
> Hit http://debian.crosslink.net etch/main Sources/DiffIndex
> Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages/DiffIndex
> Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Packages/DiffIndex
> Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources/DiffIndex
> Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Sources/DiffIndex
> Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages
> Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Packages
> Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources
> Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Sources
> Fetched 2B in 5s (0B/s)
> Reading package lists...
>
> <<Message End>>
>
> Is there any way to edit a config file (something like that) by
> subsequent snapshot CDs and web links/ download sites as that of
> Xubuntu/Ubuntu's Software Sources program???
I'm not sure what that is since I've never seen it, but I
think /etc/apt/sources.list is what you need.. If not post back with your
questions.
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