Hi again, > Another candidate would be apt, if it's there. Try putting the CDs > in (no need to mount them) and issuing 'apt-cdrom add'. This should > put them into your apt sources.list. Then select 'apt' as access > metod from dselect. > > nfs, floppy ftp, and apt. > > Let me try that..... > > Mmm, interesting, it prompted me for each CD Pretty cool. > > But now I don't know how to use this. If I go inot dselect, take choice 1, > and select apt as the method. It prompts me as to whether I want to change > the source list. if I say yes, it prompts me for a URL, offering ftp, http, > and file.
Just say no here: Building a sources list is what apt-cdrom did for you. If you already changed that list in dselect, repeat the 'apt-cdrom add' process. Then select apt as access method, choose 2 (update) from dselect's main menu and off you go. Greetings, Manuel
