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[FOLLOW-UP] Re: Having scanned set of installation DVDs...

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On 01/29/2017 01:18 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> 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.

Didn't get to it as soon as expected.
Just copying /etc/apt/sources.list and /var/lib/apt/lists is not enough.
Using either synaptic or apt-get I get an error message telling me to run 
apt-cdrom so the cdrom can be recognized.
The information about what package is on which CD is present as it reports which 
CD it is looking for.

I've not yet read 
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_debian_package_management_internals 
.

Don't know when I'll be able to follow-up further.
Thanks again.


>
>>
>> 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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