On 01/03/2020 10:51 AM, David Wright wrote:
On Fri 03 Jan 2020 at 10:30:24 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote:I have a large hard disk but a low data cap on my internet connection. I have all the distribution DVDs stored as *.ISO files in a single directory on my hard disk. It would *SEEM* to be logical to use the "file option" of sources.list . HOWEVER, all I've ever seen is the kludge of individually loop mounting all the ISO files. Is that my only option? TIAIs this a rerun of the thread https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2019/05/msg01463.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2019/06/msg00040.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2019/06/msg00042.html
Overly simplistic answer: No Better answer: No. That thread had a different starting point and a different goal. However, when viewed as multidimensional surfaces, they intersect. Brian pointed to https://wiki.debian.org/ManipulatingISOs . Section 4. "Loopmount an ISO Without Administrative Privileges" may hint at a solution to my *current* problem. I'll have to re-read some posts in thread you referenced.Part of the problem revolves around how Linux is documented. Although I've flunked a number of college composition courses over last decades, I do recall a dictum "Who is your audience?"