[Solved] Conf apt-get so it can use packages on a harddisk

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jahvascriptmaniac · #1 Post by **jahvascriptmaniac** » 2006-08-21 15:57

Now, I installed to hd damn small linux on a (quite) slow computer, and I would like to get a decent system by installing what's missing with apt-get or dselect or if possible synaptic. But my only "real" debian cd is actually a dvd. And my cd-rom drive is kind of reclutant to read that ^^

So I copied my dvd into 2 iso images (4.4 gigs was too big for my fat fs) onto an external hard disk. But apt-cdrom won't take it. Actually, it does, but aptitude won't detect the fake cdrom I stuffed into /cdrom/ (that's the mountpoint aptitude complains about).

I would like to have automatic dependencies resolution using packages located on a hard disk (I have the right index files on the iso, so I would like to use them too)

HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT ???

By the way, when i'll have finished installing synaptic, how can I do the same ???

Harold · #2 Post by **Harold** » 2006-08-21 18:30

I think I hear you saying that the DVD contains 4.4 gig of files, that your internal hard drive will not allow you to create a partition that large, that your external hard drive does support a 4.4-gig partition, that you want to copy the contents of the DVD onto the external hard drive, and that you want to external drive to appear as a local Debian repository. Have I go that right?

An iso image is not a valid Debian source. Apt-cdrom will not set up your external drive as a Debian source. You want to copy the contents of the DVD to the external hard drive without changing the file structure. Then you want to create a mount point in your DSL system and mount the external drive at that point, Finally, go into /etc/apt/sources.list, and add a line to make apt-get recognize the external hard drive as a Debian source. We'll talk about what that line looks like when we get to that point. It's not clear right now that we are talking about the same goal.

jahvascriptmaniac · #3 Post by **jahvascriptmaniac** » 2006-08-21 19:47

Err... Sory if I wasn't very clear

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Yes, I've got a copy of my debian dvd onto my external harddisk.
I mounted it to /mnt/sda1
Then mounted first iso image to /home/me/part1
Then mounted second iso image to /home/me/part2
Linked all files to /home/me/all, so this directory now contains the exact copy of the contents of the dvd.

I don't care if apt doesn't ask me to plug my harddisk in when I install programs, i'll make sure I did it before installing anything.
So I only need to tell /etc/apt/sources.list that I've got a debian disk located at /home/me/all.

Thanx for the help !

Harold · #4 Post by **Harold** » 2006-08-21 23:28

Sounds like the only thing you need to do is to add a line to /etc/apt/sources.list that looks something like deb file:/home/me/all stable main contrib non-free, assuming that stable is a valid choice in /home/me/all/dists/ and main contrib non-free are valid choices in /home/me/all/pool/.

jahvascriptmaniac · #5 Post by **jahvascriptmaniac** » 2006-08-23 06:19

Thanks a lot !

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apt-get synaptic supertux ...

Oh dear ! it seems that damn small linux is an already-wrecked system ! Any of my new X apps end up saying "killed"... Never mind, i'll try Vector Linux or install a real Debian.

Thanks again !

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