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Re: Having scanned set of installation DVDs...

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On 01/29/2017 10:26 AM, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 09:17:34AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
>> I'm tracking down some problems related to chosen install options.
>> I expect to be making _multiple_ clean installs.
>> Besides /etc/apt/sources.list, where is information stored after
>> having scanned the complete set of DVDs.
>>
>> I wish to store it to a safe location for use after doing EACH clean
>> install.
>> TIA
>
> Perhaps there are more places, but the package lists are at least in
> /var/lib/apt/lists one file for each source (or mirror). I haven't
> packages from CDROM, but I'd assume that they might end up there
> as well.

It looks to have everything. I'll discover whether or not it IS 
everything I need later this week.

>
> Moreover there's a list in /var/lib/apt/cdroms.list containing
> references to the CDROMs themselves (what exactly is in there
> I can't say, but I'd expect the gory details over there:
>
>   https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_debian_package_management_internals

I think it will be worthwhile to read the whole chapter. Only had 
a chance to browse its table of contents.

Thank you.


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Having scanned set of installation DVDs... Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-29 16:20 +0100
  Re: Having scanned set of installation DVDs... <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-01-29 17:30 +0100
    Re: Having scanned set of installation DVDs... Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-29 20:20 +0100
      [FOLLOW-UP] Re: Having scanned set of installation DVDs... Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-02-11 23:30 +0100
        Re: [FOLLOW-UP] Re: Having scanned set of installation DVDs... David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-02-12 02:50 +0100
          Re: [FOLLOW-UP] Re: Having scanned set of installation DVDs... Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-02-12 13:50 +0100
        Re: [FOLLOW-UP] Re: Having scanned set of installation DVDs... songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2017-02-12 06:10 +0100
          Re: [FOLLOW-UP] Re: Having scanned set of installation DVDs... Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-02-12 14:00 +0100
            Re: [FOLLOW-UP] Re: Having scanned set of installation DVDs... songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2017-02-12 16:30 +0100
              Re: [FOLLOW-UP] Re: Having scanned set of installation DVDs... Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-02-12 20:40 +0100
                Re: [FOLLOW-UP] Re: Having scanned set of installation DVDs... songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2017-02-14 02:00 +0100
                Re: [FOLLOW-UP] Re: Having scanned set of installation DVDs... Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-02-14 13:10 +0100
                Re: [FOLLOW-UP] Re: Having scanned set of installation DVDs... songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2017-02-14 22:10 +0100

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