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Re: How to"apt update" from an USB key ?

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On Wed 11 Jul 2018 at 13:14:22 +0000, Curt wrote:

> On 2018-07-11, Pierre Couderc <pierre@couderc.eu> wrote:
> > On an ultraslim (ACER swift 3) I have no CDROM no Ethernet, only an USB key.
> > I have installed stretch (without GUI) from the USB key, and now I want 
> > to install connman, but I do not success to apt-cdrom on an USB.
> > I have googled but did not find a correct howto to do that...
> 
> Not clear what's on the stick; I assume it's DVD1 (or CD1). (I mean if
> you're trying to use apt-cdrom with the stick and the machine has no
> internet connection and you installed from the stick this is my
> assumption.  Others seem to have assumed other things. As I have a very
> low assumption batting average lately I hesitate slightly to join the
> fray.)

But you feel kindly disposed after Tuesday night's result. :)

> (copied from a post by UK Brian--I think there's only one over there)
> 
>  First adjust sources.list to only have
> 
>    deb [ trusted=yes ] file:/media/DVD-1/ stretch main 
> 
> ("trusted" avoids warnings about unauthenticated packages--you trust 
> the iso on the stick, we assume.)
> 
>  Make the DVD-1 directory:
> 
>    mkdir /media/DVD-1/ 
> 
>  and insert the USB stick. Obtain the device name from dmesg or lsblk.
>  Then (for example)
> 
>    mount /dev/sdg1 /media/DVD-1/ 
> 
> apt update; apt install connman

Thank you, Curt - but you could have corrected my split infinitive. :)

> It occurs to me I have no idea whether connman is on CD1 (or DVD1, or
> whatever's on the stick). But if you've asked the right question this
> may be the correct answer. Bonne chance.

For what is on each DVD:

 https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/i386/list-dvd/

I think connman is on DVD-1 for stretch.

-- 
Brian.

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How to"apt update" from an USB key ? Pierre Couderc <pierre@couderc.eu> - 2018-07-11 07:20 +0200
  Re: How to"apt update" from an USB key ? john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2018-07-11 07:30 +0200
    Re: How to"apt update" from an USB key ? john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2018-07-11 08:30 +0200
  Re: How to"apt update" from an USB key ? Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2018-07-11 12:30 +0200
  Re: How to"apt update" from an USB key ? Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2018-07-11 13:40 +0200
  Re: How to"apt update" from an USB key ? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-07-11 15:20 +0200
    Re: How to"apt update" from an USB key ? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-07-11 17:50 +0200
      Re: How to"apt update" from an USB key ? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-07-11 18:50 +0200
    Re: How to"apt update" from an USB key ? Pierre Couderc <pierre@couderc.eu> - 2018-07-12 00:00 +0200
      Re: How to"apt update" from an USB key ? davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2018-07-12 05:10 +0200
        Re: How to"apt update" from an USB key ? Pierre Couderc <pierre@couderc.eu> - 2018-07-12 07:40 +0200
        Re: How to"apt update" from an USB key ? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-07-12 15:00 +0200
          Re: How to"apt update" from an USB key ? davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2018-07-12 17:40 +0200
      Re: How to"apt update" from an USB key ? Pierre Couderc <pierre@couderc.eu> - 2018-07-12 07:40 +0200
      Re: How to"apt update" from an USB key ? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-07-12 11:50 +0200
        Re: How to"apt update" from an USB key ? Pierre Couderc <pierre@couderc.eu> - 2018-07-12 12:30 +0200
          Re: How to"apt update" from an USB key ? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-07-12 12:50 +0200
            Re: How to"apt update" from an USB key ? Pierre Couderc <pierre@couderc.eu> - 2018-07-12 13:30 +0200
          making console font legible [was Re: How to"apt update" from an USB  key ?] davidson <davidson@freevolt.org> - 2018-07-12 19:40 +0200
            Re: making console font legible [was Re: How to"apt update" from an  USB key ?] Pierre Couderc <pierre@couderc.eu> - 2018-07-12 20:50 +0200
          Re: making console font legible (was How to"apt upd...) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-07-12 20:50 +0200
            Re: making console font legible (was How to"apt upd...) Pierre Couderc <pierre@couderc.eu> - 2018-07-12 20:50 +0200

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