Richard Owlett wrote: ... > Didn't get to it as soon as expected. > Just copying /etc/apt/sources.list and /var/lib/apt/lists is not enough. > Using either synaptic or apt-get I get an error message telling me to run > apt-cdrom so the cdrom can be recognized. > The information about what package is on which CD is present as it reports > which > CD it is looking for.
years ago i copied from dvds to a subdirectory on an external USB drive. it worked ok, but i did have to tell in the apt sources list that i was using a file and not a dvd. i am pretty sure i used a "cp -r" to do it too... fwiw, :) songbird
