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Re: Synaptic error message

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On 06/26/2021 10:11 AM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 26, 2021 at 09:20:33AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
>> I have a empty machine on which I've done a default install of
>> Debian 10.7.0 with MATE as my desktop. As I intend later to install some
>> non-Debian software I wanted a local repository. To have a known base to
>> start from I extracted the contents of dvd1.iso to a local directory.
>>
>> My sources.list references it as:
>>> deb [ Trusted=yes ] file:////home/richard/DVDs/dvd1/ buster main contrib  non-free
>>
>> In Synaptic when I do Edit->Reload Package Information it responds:
>>> The repository 'file://home/richard/DVDs/dvd1 buster Release' is not signed.
>>
>>
>> https://html.duckduckgo.com/html?q=%2B%22synaptic%22%20%2B%22repository%22%20%2B%22not%20signed%22%20site%3Adebian.org
>> gives no useful information.
>>
>> What do I do?
>> What should I have read?
>> TIA
>>
>>
> 
> Richard:
> 
> Maybe earlier messages on -user ? DVDs aren't normally signed repositories.
> 
> Various folk have suggested to you how to mount DVDs correctly and how to
> use apt-cdrom to add the contents to apt.
> 
> Take the DVD, mount it, use apt-cdrom to index the contents and go from
> there?
> 
> Synaptic may not be ideal: you might find that your use cases may be
> better served by apt/aptitude which may allow you to better see what
> you're doing.

This group keeps reading _INTO_ my questions things that aren't there.
I'm in my eight decade and was introduced to computers as an engineering 
undergrad in early 60's, back when they had 12AX7's and 5U4's -- well 
before 8080's. In the 80's I was writing 8080/8085 assembler code for 
embedded systems. I did not get to really get to explore *PERSONAL* 
computing (excluding a KIM, P.E.T., and Z80 based S100 systems) until I 
retired.

Mantra du jour: "If retirement isn't for learning, what use is it!"

Back in 70's I got a job with a large mini-computer manufacturer 
*BECAUSE* I had no interest in things "digital". My expertise was 
analog! Old-enough timers might recognize ML5-5 as a significant mail stop.

mutter mutter mut...

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Synaptic error message Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-06-26 16:30 +0200
  Re: Synaptic error message "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-06-26 17:20 +0200
    Re: Synaptic error message Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-06-26 17:50 +0200
      Re: Synaptic error message "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-06-26 18:50 +0200
      Re: Synaptic error message Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-06-26 20:20 +0200
        Re: Synaptic error message Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-06-26 21:00 +0200
        Re: Synaptic error message Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2021-06-27 10:30 +0200
          Re: Synaptic error message rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-06-27 14:50 +0200
  Re: Synaptic error message Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2021-06-27 20:00 +0200
    RESOLVED: Synaptic error message Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-06-27 23:10 +0200
      Re: RESOLVED: Synaptic error message Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-06-28 00:40 +0200
        Re: RESOLVED: Synaptic error message Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-06-28 00:50 +0200

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