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Re: Synaptic problem - physical access to CD drive related

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On 01/05/2018 10:28 AM, bw wrote:
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> On Fri, 5 Jan 2018, Richard Owlett wrote:
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>> Synaptic still returns
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>> E: Type 'file:/home/richard/Desktop/testdvd' is not known on line 2 in source
>> list /etc/apt/sources.list
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>
> "Type" is probably referring to the deb or deb-src entry that is missing.


I've been staring at screen too long.
That at least allows Synaptic to start.

As CD's are not "signed" so to speak I still can't access it.
But I had a closely related problem in April 2014.
I have to reread that thread to become re-educated ;/



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> Have you already used the repository to update your sources? why do you
> want to add the cd/dvd back?

Because I don't always have internet and there are physical/mechanical 
problems using the installed drive. The portable drive is convenient and 
sometimes required.

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> I have found that immediately after install, a commented line
> in sources.list resembling:
> #deb cdrom:[debian_installer_version_arch_24-date_etc] stretch main
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> and if I uncomment this line, and mount the install media at /media/cdrom
> then apt is able to continue installing pkgs from it.
>
> If that won;t work for you, try apt-cdrom

I'll check that out tomorrow.
Thanks

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> good luck
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Synaptic problem - physical access to CD drive related Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-01-05 16:50 +0100
  Re: Synaptic problem - physical access to CD drive related "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-01-05 17:00 +0100
    Re: Synaptic problem - physical access to CD drive related Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-01-05 17:20 +0100
      Re: Synaptic problem - physical access to CD drive related bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com> - 2018-01-05 17:30 +0100
        Re: Synaptic problem - physical access to CD drive related Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-01-05 18:30 +0100
      Re: Synaptic problem - physical access to CD drive related <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-01-05 17:30 +0100
        Re: Synaptic problem - physical access to CD drive related "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-01-05 18:50 +0100
  Re: Synaptic problem - physical access to CD drive related Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-01-05 20:20 +0100

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