Re: install debian
On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:23:16 +0530
"Srinivasa Ramanujam" <sramanujam.k@gmail.com> wrote:
> hi,
>
> i've downloaded four debian iso installers from debian http
> website, and wrote them in four dvd's. however, the installation
> got completed with the first dvd itself, and i couldn't install the
> softwares which are written in second and rest dvd's as debian says
> the dvd is empty. this is not true because i can check the contents
> of the dvd in some other computer, and the dvd player in the
> computer in which i am trying to install is working properly as i
> used it to install the debian in the first case. how can i install
> the remaining softwares which are offered in second, third and
> fourth dvd?
>
> Jam, India.
>
Do you have a working Debian installation on that machine? You
apparently have an internet connection. Find a repository mirror near
you and set your /etc/apt/sources.list to that mirror. Then use
aptitude to install the missing software.
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