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Re: How to reference xxxdvd1.iso in sources.list

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On Thu, May 13, 2021 at 03:47:34PM +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:

Hi, Andrew

thanks for chiming in

> If you _really_ want to have one .iso to mount - this is where the 16G .iso
> or the BluRay sized disks help - one image that holds a larger chunk of the 
> whole archive.

Yes, one big .iso seems to be more comfortable than a whole bunch of
smaller ones.

> apt-cdrom will effectively read the index(es) off the .iso of what packages 
> there are and will cache that.

I understand that: this is the "iso sister" of apt(-get) update.

My question: it does operate on the (already mounted) .iso image, right?
Or does it do the (loopback and) mounting on its own?

>                                 If you have multiple DVDs, it will prompt you to 
> change them - so, actually, you could mount the DVD images in separate 
> directories under /media as individual mount points and then run apt-cdrom 
> to index them all with Tomas -d switch, as outlined above.

Yes, that makes sense. Perhaps dedicate one directory to each install
medium (/media/installers/buster/cd-23 or something).

> For me - I find that a netinst - and internet bandwidth - is all that I need
> but I recognise that that's not everyone's cup of $BEVERAGE.

ISTR that Richard's Internet connectivity isn't... stellar. Sitting behind
a >= 4Mbit spoils us, it seems :-)

Cheers
 - t

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Re: How to reference xxxdvd1.iso in sources.list <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-05-12 21:50 +0200
  Re: How to reference xxxdvd1.iso in sources.list Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-05-13 11:40 +0200
    Re: How to reference xxxdvd1.iso in sources.list <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-05-13 12:00 +0200
      Re: How to reference xxxdvd1.iso in sources.list "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2021-05-13 12:50 +0200
        Re: How to reference xxxdvd1.iso in sources.list Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-05-13 13:50 +0200
          Re: How to reference xxxdvd1.iso in sources.list <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-05-13 15:40 +0200
            Re: How to reference xxxdvd1.iso in sources.list David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-05-13 17:10 +0200
            Re: How to reference xxxdvd1.iso in sources.list Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-05-13 17:10 +0200
              Re: How to reference xxxdvd1.iso in sources.list <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-05-13 17:20 +0200
            Re: How to reference xxxdvd1.iso in sources.list "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-05-13 17:50 +0200
              Re: How to reference xxxdvd1.iso in sources.list <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-05-13 19:00 +0200
                Re: How to reference xxxdvd1.iso in sources.list "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-05-13 19:40 +0200
                Re: How to reference xxxdvd1.iso in sources.list "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2021-05-13 21:20 +0200
                Re: How to reference xxxdvd1.iso in sources.list <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-05-13 21:20 +0200

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