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

From	Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: [FOLLOW-UP] Re: Having scanned set of installation DVDs...
Date	2017-02-12 20:40 +0100
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On 02/12/2017 09:26 AM, songbird wrote:
> Richard Owlett wrote:
>> songbird wrote:
> ...
>>>   years ago i copied from dvds to a subdirectory
>>> on an external USB drive.  it worked ok, but i did
>>> have to tell in the apt sources list that i was
>>> using a file and not a dvd.
>>>
>>>   i am pretty sure i used a "cp -r" to do it too...
>>>
>>>   fwiw,  :)
>>
>> I have that on my TO-DO list.
>> There's an additional step - creating packages.gz so apt related tools look at
>> it as a large DVD.
>
>   the package list is in there, should be no need
> to regenerate it.
>
>   if your apt sources list points to the right
> directory (use file not cd or dvd in the list)
> it should find it and use it.

We have different goals/assumptions.
You are creating a directory for each CD/DVD.
I have a situation in mind that mounting more than one directory would be a 
problem. Thus my solution for Jessie would take 13 DVDs and create one humongous 
pseudo-DVD.
P.S. I've never been described as "normal", much less "typical" ;/



>
>   i saved a ton of disk io when i was testing
> things out back then.
>
>   i doubt the disk/structure has changed that
> much where this wouldn't still work.
>
>   if you need the specific syntax i used for the
> sources list i can probably dig it up.  i think i
> have backups.  :)
>

Thread

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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