On Wed, Dec 18, 2024 at 06:07:45PM +0100, Roger Price wrote: > I tried using synaptic to load packages in my new Debian 12.8. After I > specified many packages, I clicked on "Apply" and received the message: > > "Please insert disk labeled: Debian GNU/Linux 12.8.0 _Bookworm_ Official > amd64 DVD Binary-1 with firmware 20241109-11:05 in drive /media/cdrom" > > I do not have such a CD. I installed from a USB stick. > > I tried to continue and received the message "Failed to fetch cdrom Debian > GNU/Linux 12.8.0 _Bookworm_ Official amd64 DVD > Binary-1/pool/main/r/rsync/rsync-3.2.7-1-arm64.deb". > > Why does synaptic need firmware? Is synaptic supposed to be usable on a > fresh installation? > > Roger >
Did you install from a DVD copied to the USB stick. If you weren't network connected at the time, check your /etc/apt/sources.list file. You may find that the DVD entry is uncommented and all other entries are commented out with a # sign. Edit the file to comment out the DVD entry and uncomment the network entries. Then apt-get update / aptitude update or whatever. And yes, this is by design: if you *only* have media and no network connection, you may still want to install packages and /etc/apt/sources.list is structured accordingly. Hope this helps - with every good wish, as ever, Andrew Cater (amaca...@debian.org)
