Re: Installing from iso images.

2004-03-21 Thread bob parker
On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 06:27, Pigeon wrote: > On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 02:11:59PM +1100, bob parker wrote: > > On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 07:44, Pigeon wrote: > > > If you've got them mounted all the time, you can stick deb file: > > > statements in /etc/apt/sources.list pointed at the mounted images. > > > (

Re: Installing from iso images.

2004-03-21 Thread bob parker
On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:00, David wrote: > > Rather than treat them as ISO images, if you're going to have the images > permanently stored on the HD, why not just copy the contents of the > CDROMS into directories on an ext{2,3}, reiserfs - or whatever your > poison - filesystem and then in your s

Re: Installing from iso images.

2004-03-17 Thread David
On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 02:11:59PM +1100, bob parker wrote: > On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 07:44, Pigeon wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 06:00:41AM +1100, bob parker wrote: > > > When I use apt-get install whatever it comes back and asks for cdrom #x > > > to be inserted. What I want to know is there so

Re: Installing from iso images.

2004-03-17 Thread Pigeon
On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 02:11:59PM +1100, bob parker wrote: > On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 07:44, Pigeon wrote: > > If you've got them mounted all the time, you can stick deb file: > > statements in /etc/apt/sources.list pointed at the mounted images. > > (Can't remember the syntax off the top of my head bu

Re: Installing from iso images. SOLVED

2004-03-17 Thread bob parker
On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 21:12, Brian Brazil wrote: > > Comment out(#) the cdrom lines. Then alter the paths for deb file until > 'apt-get update' works correctly. Brute force but it worked for me. > > Brian What I was doing wrong was failing to apt-get update after the mods to /etc/apt/sources.list.

Re: Installing from iso images.

2004-03-17 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
bob parker wrote: Because I supply various Linuxes to members of my lug, I have quite a few iso images on hand including the 7 for Woody r2, and soon I will have the 13 for Sarge plus the dvd iso images. When I use apt-get install whatever it comes back and asks for cdrom #x to be inserted. Wha

Re: Installing from iso images.

2004-03-17 Thread Brian Brazil
On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 01:58:08PM +1100, bob parker wrote: > apt-get does not barf but it just ignores the /mnt lines and demands a cd. > > Here's /etc/sources.list > deb file:/mnt/Debian3.0/CD1/ pool woody unstable main contrib non-US/contrib > non-US/main non-free > deb file:/mnt/Debian3.0/CD2

Re: Installing from iso images.

2004-03-17 Thread Brian Brazil
On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 02:51:56PM -0500, Johann Koenig wrote: > On Tuesday March 16 at 07:38pm > Brian Brazil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > In fact I then export this to all my other systems with samba. BTW: > > you can't loopback from NTFS. > > Do you mean NFS? If so, have you looked at the

Re: Installing from iso images.

2004-03-16 Thread Paul Johnson
bob parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > When I use apt-get install whatever it comes back and asks for cdrom > #x to be inserted. What I want to know is there some way I can > divert this requirement to the corresponding iso image mounted on > /mnt via the loopback device? Should be able to. I

Re: Installing from iso images.

2004-03-16 Thread bob parker
On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 07:44, Pigeon wrote: > On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 06:00:41AM +1100, bob parker wrote: > > Because I supply various Linuxes to members of my lug, I have quite a few > > iso images on hand including the 7 for Woody r2, and soon I will have the > > 13 for Sarge plus the dvd iso images

Re: Installing from iso images.

2004-03-16 Thread bob parker
On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 06:38, Brian Brazil wrote: > On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 06:00:41AM +1100, bob parker wrote: > > Because I supply various Linuxes to members of my lug, I have quite a few > > iso images on hand including the 7 for Woody r2, and soon I will have the > > 13 for Sarge plus the dvd iso

Re: Installing from iso images.

2004-03-16 Thread Pigeon
On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 06:00:41AM +1100, bob parker wrote: > Because I supply various Linuxes to members of my lug, I have quite a few iso > images on hand including the 7 for Woody r2, and soon I will have the 13 for > Sarge plus the dvd iso images. > > When I use apt-get install whatever it c

Re: Installing from iso images.

2004-03-16 Thread Johann Koenig
On Tuesday March 16 at 07:38pm Brian Brazil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In fact I then export this to all my other systems with samba. BTW: > you can't loopback from NTFS. Do you mean NFS? If so, have you looked at the option for /etc/exports 'nohide'? man exports -- -johann koenig Now Playing:

Re: Installing from iso images.

2004-03-16 Thread Brian Brazil
On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 06:00:41AM +1100, bob parker wrote: > Because I supply various Linuxes to members of my lug, I have quite a few iso > images on hand including the 7 for Woody r2, and soon I will have the 13 for > Sarge plus the dvd iso images. > > When I use apt-get install whatever it c

Installing from iso images.

2004-03-16 Thread bob parker
Because I supply various Linuxes to members of my lug, I have quite a few iso images on hand including the 7 for Woody r2, and soon I will have the 13 for Sarge plus the dvd iso images. When I use apt-get install whatever it comes back and asks for cdrom #x to be inserted. What I want to know i