On Wed November 29 2006 08:13 pm, aquamarine wrote: > Hi all, > > I am a pure newbie on Linux/Debian coming from Windows world! > I downloaded just 3 of the 21 CDs from > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/i386/iso-cd/ website, > booted the 1st CD and install testing Debian successfully. > > The main point is that I found no way to install my other 2 CDs.
From the console run "apt-cdrom add" to add more cd's. > By the way, I cannot find: (1) Software Sources settings /etc/apt/sources.list is where apt-get / dselect / aptitude / Synaptic get their info about software/package sources. man apt and man apt-get will provide more info. > (2) Synaptic > Package Manager to update my system. Synaptic is a graphical desktop app, you'll need x and the desktop environment of your choice to run it. If you already have that "apt-get install synaptic" should install it for you. > Another method I tried: > open a terminal, and typed: > (1) su - > (2) apt-get update > > <<Message Start>> > Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Etch_ - Official Snapshot CD > i386 Binary-1 20061127-10:21] etch Release.gpg > Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Etch_ - Official Snapshot CD > i386 Binary-1 20061127-10:21] etch Release > Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Etch_ - Official Snapshot CD > i386 Binary-1 20061127-10:21] etch/contrib Packages/DiffIndex > Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Etch_ - Official Snapshot CD > i386 Binary-1 20061127-10:21] etch/main Packages/DiffIndex > Get:1 http://debian.crosslink.net etch Release.gpg [189B] > Get:2 http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release.gpg [189B] > Hit http://debian.crosslink.net etch Release > Hit http://debian.crosslink.net etch/main Packages/DiffIndex > Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release > Hit http://debian.crosslink.net etch/main Sources/DiffIndex > Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages/DiffIndex > Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Packages/DiffIndex > Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources/DiffIndex > Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Sources/DiffIndex > Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages > Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Packages > Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources > Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/contrib Sources > Fetched 2B in 5s (0B/s) > Reading package lists... > > <<Message End>> > > Is there any way to edit a config file (something like that) by > subsequent snapshot CDs and web links/ download sites as that of > Xubuntu/Ubuntu's Software Sources program??? I'm not sure what that is since I've never seen it, but I think /etc/apt/sources.list is what you need.. If not post back with your questions.
