Re: Problems {PEBKAC?} running mmdebstrap for 1st time

[Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>]

On 05/30/2019 07:51 AM, Curt wrote:
> On 2019-05-27, Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
> > That left me with the problem of telling the instance of apt being run
> > internally by mmdebstrap that dvd1.iso is trusted. I unsuccessfully
> > tried using the distribution DVD itself.
> >
> > What is the proper syntax to use dvd1.iso {preferred} or DVD in drive
> > {last resort} as my repository?
>
> I'm uncertain how mmdebstrap works exactly, but I wonder, as it can be
> fed a '/etc/apt/sources.list' file, if the latter contained a line for
> your in-drive dvd (via 'apt-cdrom add', for example) whether that would work
> (unsure just how and when mmdebstrap updates apt's package index).
>
>   cat /etc/apt/sources.list | mmdebstrap > stable-chroot.tar
>
> or is it
>
>   mmdebstrap < /etc/apt/sources.list > stable-chroot.tar
>
> Those must be equivalent, I guess.

Equivalent? Don't know.
2nd looks like quote from man page <chuckle>
I had made explicit choice to use "--xyz" format. Why? Forgot ;/

Up until a couple of years ago I only had dial-up. Install DVDs {or 
their images} were my only choice for a repository. There are {now 
forgotten} apt related quirks to be aware of. I'm now giving myself a 
refresher course on using an install DVD ( or image ) as a repository.

Earlier this morning I proved why you don't experiment in your default 
setup. I have a partition set aside for experiments. This morning I 
managed to trash my 'experimenter' partition.

More later.