Chris Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, Oct 13, 2000 at 09:41:22AM -0700, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > > > > I used apt-cdrom briefly a few weeks ago and noted that it appears to be > > hardcoded to use /cdrom as a mountpoint. There must be a /cdrom > > directory, and an /etc/fstab entry for the CD-ROM to mount on /cdrom. I > > didn't explore deeply but noted this at the time. IMO it's a bug, > > should probably be filed as such (or checked). > > The answer was given on the list recently: put > > Acquire::cdrom::mount "/mnt/cdrom"; //or any other path > > in /etc/apt/apt.conf. > Chris
This is a "clean" solution. As for me, I have put symlinks to /cdrom and /floppy into /mnt/. I once had problems with a WordPerfect installation expecting a /cdrom dir, and also the apt-cdrom problems Karsten mentions. The symlinks satisfy every expectation :). -- Andre
