On Sat, Sep 28, 2024 at 11:35:34AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Underlying Problem: Debian is *TOO* good and reliable ;}!
> 32 bit Debian 9.13 has given yeoman service.
> But I want some features that weren't available in the Jurassic.
> Having a low data cap, I went to local library and downloaded
> [ seamonkey-2.53.19.en-US.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2 ].
>
> This morning's install was straight forward and relatively uneventful.
> For it to be "functional" I need some tools I've had ~forever:
> 1. caja-admin to have "open as administrator".
> 2. arandr to have a screen big enough and bright enough to see.
>
> In Synaptic I attempted to connect to an online repository.
> It told me:
> > The repository 'cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 12.7.0 _Bookworm_ - Official
> > amd64 DVD Binary-1 with firmware 20240831-10:40] bookworm Release'
> does
> > not have a Release file.
> I saw no way to tell it to go online.
>
> Synaptic's small dim "Help" didn't ;{
> I haven't installed Debian programs in eons - What/where should I be
> reading?
>
> TIA
>
>
Richard,
Read /etc/apt/sources.list
Potentially, if you install from a DVD and do not have immediate network
access, the /etc/apt/sources.list contains a DVD entry as the first line
and (possibly) commented out lines below for the main Debian repositories.
That's what the message suggests to me: if the DVD is the first line and
is not commented out, comment it out / delete it then apt update and try
again.
All the very best, as ever,
Andy Cater
(amaca...@debian.org)
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