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

From	David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: How to reference xxxdvd1.iso in sources.list
Date	2021-05-13 17:10 +0200
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On Thu 13 May 2021 at 10:03:37 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 05/13/2021 08:32 AM, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > On Thu, May 13, 2021 at 06:42:57AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> > 
> > [...]
> > 
> > > Somebody has written on the general topic but what I had seen was
> > > not in the debian.org hierarchy. What I had seen accommodated
> > > multiple ISO9660 DVD images in a single directory without using loop
> > > mounting. Once found I'd like to see it reference in Section 4.3 of
> > > "Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide".
> > 
> > Hm. There are ways to access iso9660 without mounting it
> > (libiso9660, for example), but I don't think apt follows
> > that path (glad to learn something new).
> > 
> > Is there any special reason you want to avoid mounting?
> > 
> It's _loop_ mounting of _each_ ISO I wish to avoid.
> 
> What I had seen had the general for in fstab of
> 
>   /dev/hdb5	/mydvds	ISO9660		defaults	1	1
> 
> and each iso of a dvd had its own line in sources.list *IIRC*

As was pointed out in
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2020/11/msg00422.html
this comes up again and again, as in
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2019/05/msg01463.html
(Second anniversary celebrations imminent.)

That thread might make a good starting point. Disclaimer:
I don't know what the OP has seen that we're all supposed
to look for, and cite in the IG.

Cheers,
David.

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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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