Re: Having scanned set of installation DVDs...

[Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>]

On 01/29/2017 10:26 AM, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 09:17:34AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
> > I'm tracking down some problems related to chosen install options.
> > I expect to be making _multiple_ clean installs.
> > Besides /etc/apt/sources.list, where is information stored after
> > having scanned the complete set of DVDs.
> >
> > I wish to store it to a safe location for use after doing EACH clean
> > install.
> > TIA
>
> Perhaps there are more places, but the package lists are at least in
> /var/lib/apt/lists one file for each source (or mirror). I haven't
> packages from CDROM, but I'd assume that they might end up there
> as well.

It looks to have everything. I'll discover whether or not it IS 
everything I need later this week.

> Moreover there's a list in /var/lib/apt/cdroms.list containing
> references to the CDROMs themselves (what exactly is in there
> I can't say, but I'd expect the gory details over there:
>
>   https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_debian_package_management_internals

I think it will be worthwhile to read the whole chapter. Only had 
a chance to browse its table of contents.

Thank you.


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