Re: An INCOMPLETE solution - was [Re: Where is data stored when Synaptic scans DVDs?]
On Wed 22 Mar 2017 at 20:08:28 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 03/17/2017 08:47 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> >As I have limited bandwidth, I install from DVDs.
> >Also I frequently experiment with various options by doing a fresh
> >install to a different partition.
> >It is annoying to keep re-scanning a set of 13 DVDs.
> >Where is the information stored?
> >/etc/apt/sources.list is obvious, but where is the data about contents
> >of each DVD stored?
> >TIA
>
> It had been suggested that all the needed information might be in
> /etc/apt/sources.list
> PLUS
> the /var/lib/apt directory
>
> It ain't :{
What information is missing?
--
Brian.
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