Re: installing packages from iso file
On Jan 21, 2008 10:00 AM, Paul Csanyi <csanyipal@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I installed Debian Etch on a PC box with netinstall CD.
>
> Now I want to remove CD driver from this box.
>
> But I want before that to copy the netisntall.iso file
> to HDD on that box.
>
> So, when I have removed the CD drive, I want that,
> that apt can use this iso file to install some packages.
>
> How can I do that?
>
> I try Google, but cant find a solution.
>
> I think I must first to mount these netinstall.iso with
> loop device:
> mount -o loop -t iso9660 netinstall.iso /mnt/iso
>
> but this is not the right way because I want to automate
> this, so I think I must edit fstab for this issue:
>
> /dev/lo /media/cdrom0 iso9660 loop 0 0
>
> Then I must run 'apt-cdrom add', so I run it:
>
> LANG=en_EN sudo apt-cdrom add
>
> Success!
>
> Well, I think I find a solution, but what do you think,
> am I right?
Sure, that will work fine. But if you used netinst, you
must have a network connection, so why do you need
to get packages from the cd?
Cheers,
Kelly Clowers
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