On Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 07:00:27PM +0100, Paul Csanyi wrote: > Hello! > > I installed Debian Etch on a PC box with netinstall CD. > > Now I want to remove CD driver from this box. > > But I want before that to copy the netisntall.iso file > to HDD on that box. > > So, when I have removed the CD drive, I want that, > that apt can use this iso file to install some packages. > > How can I do that? > > I try Google, but cant find a solution. > > I think I must first to mount these netinstall.iso with > loop device: > mount -o loop -t iso9660 netinstall.iso /mnt/iso > > but this is not the right way because I want to automate > this, so I think I must edit fstab for this issue: > > /dev/lo /media/cdrom0 iso9660 loop 0 0 > > Then I must run 'apt-cdrom add', so I run it: > > LANG=en_EN sudo apt-cdrom add > > Success! >
> Well, I think I find a solution, but what do you think, > am I right? It will probably be cheaper and simpler to just copy all the pool/ and dist/ from the CD to a directory on your disk and use it as an apt source. Again - if you actually need to install anything from there. -- Tzafrir Cohen | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | VIM is http://tzafrir.org.il | | a Mutt's [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | best ICQ# 16849754 | | friend -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]