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 :{
Perhaps it is not possible to say which information is missing. However,
it should be possible to indicate why you think it is (other than a
feeling in your waters :) ).
> I'll scan the DVD's as I have an immediate need to add several packages to
> my current active install.
>
> About 18 months to 2 years ago someone had suggested in a totally unrelated
> thread a brute force method to trace file modifications which are either
> undocumented or incompletely documented. I'll search my personal archives
> for that methodology and apply it.
Good luck with that. I'd use
find /var/ -mmin 5 -ls
after adding a CD.
--
Brian.
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