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Systemic Debian bug -- was [Re: BUSTER install - CATCH-22]

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Rather than quote my original post, I'll restate the underlying problem.

In the beginning, Joe Average would obtain Debian on a set of physical 
installation CDs. He boots from it. The installer does it's thing. 
Later, desiring additional software, he inserts the same CD and allows 
Synaptic to do it's thing.

Time passes. Joe obtains a USB flash drive whose content is an image of 
the installation CD/DVD. It came with instructions on how to boot from 
it. The installer does it's thing. Later, wanting additional software, 
he inserts the flash drive. Synaptic tells him to insert a non-existent 
CD/DVD in a possibly non-existent drive.

At this point, the same cognoscenti who bemoan Linux lacking market 
penetration tell him to go read some techie manuals and perform arcane 
incantations. As true ostriches they insist the problem is "operator error".


I was going to document here the work-a-round I successfully used 
yesterday to install desired additional packages.

Before doing so, I attempted to duplicate the steps performed yesterday. 
I received a strange error message. I suspect I know the source of the 
problem(s). It will take at least a day to document.

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BUSTER install - CATCH-22 Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-03-31 15:30 +0200
  Re: BUSTER install - CATCH-22 didier gaumet <didier.gaumet@gmail.com> - 2019-04-01 10:00 +0200
    Re: BUSTER install - CATCH-22 Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-04-01 14:30 +0200
  Systemic Debian bug -- was [Re: BUSTER install - CATCH-22] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-04-03 15:30 +0200
    Re: Systemic Debian bug -- was [Re: BUSTER install - CATCH-22] Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2019-04-03 15:50 +0200
    Re: Systemic Debian bug -- was [Re: BUSTER install - CATCH-22] John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2019-04-03 15:50 +0200
    Re: Systemic Debian bug -- was [Re: BUSTER install - CATCH-22] Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-04-03 16:10 +0200

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