[EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Jochen Schulz wrote: >>> >>> Apt-get install synaptic >>> And it came up with errors that the repositories do not exist. The DVD >>> Binary-1 was mounted. >> >> Did you run 'apt-get update' before trying to install? If not, it >> couldn't have possibly worked. Apt needs to know which packages are >> available from every entry in sources.list. > > Ah! Thanks very much
I am glad it was so easy. :) BTW, there's the command 'apt-cdrom' which you can use to add a CD-ROM or DVD to your sources.list. This should work better than doing it manually. In fact, 'man apt-cdrom' says you cannot do it manually at all and always have to use apt-cdrom. You might want to take a look at the Debian Reference to get an overview of Debian-related tools and concepts: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/reference J. -- Scientists know what they are talking about. [Agree] [Disagree] <http://www.slowlydownward.com/NODATA/data_enter2.html>
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