On 22 Oct 1998q, Mitch Blevins wrote: > Anthony Campbell wrote: > > I thought I'd got apt-get to read my local cdrom but it seems I was wrong. > > It > > will update the packages but won't install anything. I have a Cheapbytes > > cdrom. > > > > The entry in my sources.list is as follows: > > > > > > deb file:/cdrom/debian main/binary-i386/ > > > > The Packages file is read correctly. However, when I try to install a file I > > get an error message: > > > > Unable to stat /cdrom/debian/debian/binary-i386/... > > > > In other words, an unwanted extra /debian/ gets into the path when apt-get > > tries to install a file. > > > > Can anyone suggest a way round this? > > Have you tried just leaving the 'debian' out of your sources.list entry? > > deb file:/cdrom main/binary-i386
Yes, I tried that and just about every other combination I can think of. The only one that gets the Packages list is the original version (which was suggested by someone here) but it won't actually install anything. I can however install from the cdrom using the ordinary dselect method. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Linux Debian 2.0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.achc.demon.co.uk
