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Re: Problems installing from flash drive.

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On 2/5/21 9:54 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I wish to do custom Debian install on a machine *WITHOUT*:
>   1. functional mechanical CD/DVD drive.
>   2. without internet access.
>
> One can purchase a flash drive containing ISO images of all 
> installation DVDs of the desired architecture. It is straight forward 
> to do a default install after copying dvd1.iso to a flash drive.
>
> Resulting problems include:
>   1. undesired programs clutter machine (e.g. LibreOffice).
>   2. project critical software cannot be installed as Synaptic
>      asks for a non-existent DVD be inserted in a non-existent drive.
You can--and in my opinion, should--purchase an external optical drive. 
They cost somewhere in the $20 range.
I have an LG model GP08LU11. It can read and write CD, DVD, and it will 
do LightScribe.  I don't know if this model is
still available, but LG does have a couple models listed. Putting the 
request into Google produces a slew of drives.
--doug
>
> One vendor has a shell program which loop mounts the ISO files in such 
> a way that *IF* you have the purchased flash drive installed you can 
> use Synaptic.
>
> The Debian documentation does not appear to describe how apt &/or 
> Synaptic can access ISO files on dedicated partition.
>
> Are the instructions to create a "local repository" composed of 
> appropriate ISO files?
>
> TIA
>
>

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Problems installing from flash drive. Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-02-05 16:00 +0100
  Re: Problems installing from flash drive. Jeremy Andrews <thejeremy.net@gmail.com> - 2021-02-05 17:30 +0100
    Re: Problems installing from flash drive. Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-02-06 15:20 +0100
      Re: Problems installing from flash drive. songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-02-07 19:30 +0100
  Re: Problems installing from flash drive. "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-02-05 18:20 +0100
    Re: Problems installing from flash drive. Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-02-05 18:30 +0100
  Re: Problems installing from flash drive. songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-02-05 20:10 +0100
    Re: Problems installing from flash drive. Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-02-06 15:30 +0100
  Re: Problems installing from flash drive. Doug McGarrett <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2021-02-05 22:20 +0100

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