On 3/20/08, Tom Goulet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 3/20/08, Michael Paulsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Debian Etch now has over 30 CD's. I'm bored with CD swapping every > > time I want to install a new package. Is it possible to merge the CD's > > to my hard drive and direct APT or DPKG to use the hard drive instead > > of all the CD's when installing new packages? What would the be the > > easiest way to do this? > > mount /cdrom > cp -R /cdrom . > umount /cdrom > > Repeat. > > You can use dpkg directly on the archives, of course, but you can also > tell APT to use a > file:/ resource in /etc/apt/sources.list. See man sources.list for > more information. > > Sure copying the CDs over and over again will overwrite some files, > but none of those files > will be Debian packages. They would be README.html and things like that. > > Tom > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Tom,
Thanks I was worried about over-writing the files but as you pointed out they're extra junk anyway so why worry. The "cp -R" option is what I was overlooking, when I was trying do this on my own. I'm gonna try it today and see what happens. Much Thanks, mtp5150 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
