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Re: BUSTER install - CATCH-22

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On 03/31/2019 08:55 AM, bw wrote:
> In-Reply-To: <a96e19f6-dce3-215f-cba8-f67c60e5ccb0@cloud85.net>
> 
> <snip>
>> The installation, having put the DVD1 ISO on a flash drive, encountered
>> no problems
>>
>>
>> *HOWEVER* I need several packages [gparted, tcl, tk] which are in the DVD
>> image.
>>
>>
>> Synaptic is unable to install them:
>>   1. sources.list refers to a non-existent physical DVD.
>>   2. the default installation has no way of informing Synaptic
>>      that it should look for an alternate iso image.
>>   3. modifying sources.list was unsuccessful
>>
>> I added the line
>>
>>     deb "file:/media/richard/Debian testing amd64 1/debian" buster contrib main
> <snip>
> 
> The line left by the installer usually looks something like:
> deb cdrom:[Name of CD/DVD - The word Official and the Date]/ buster main

Yes, but ... <chuckle>
By default automount of flash drives is enabled and
    /media/richard/Debian testing amd64 1/debian
is how the system identifies the mounted flash drive.
[And I've forgotten how to disable automount]


> 
> and if you mount either the usb or the .iso to /media/cdrom then apt can
> find it and you can continue installing pkgs from it after first boot.

Can't do that as it is already mounted. Tried another workaround and 
crashed the system. Doing a re-install now. As I've work to do, I'll 
install manually install the needed packages before closing the installer.

> 
> Haven't people warned you that apt or apt-get is preferred over synaptic?

Opinions differ ;/

> Do it the easy way.

That's why I use Synaptic.
Besides I suspect a typical user will use a GUI when possible.
I have found a problem and believe I should document it. Besides, before 
retirement, I was an inspector. Concern for "minor" details is my nature.

Thank you.



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