[SID - Unstable] [Solved] how to force package install from cdrom? (wpasupplicant)

[strapicarus]

Hi, i've made a mistake and remove network-manager, wpa-supplicant and others with task-* and tasksel

I try to use an debian install iso to install it but it says it is not aviable, obsolete or only aviable from another source (i have use aptcdrom ident and add after mounting the iso file). I look in packages.debian.org there are more dependencies that I would like to download through my phone, an especially complicated task.

You might be wondering how I was able to uninstall network-manager and wpasupplicant. It's simple: it bothers me to see a bunch of translations that are usually installed or updated, and even though I've tried to fix it, it's a recurring problem. So, I proceeded as usual, uninstalling the packages that require those translations, in this case, task-*, after that, apt autoremove did the trick and apt clean sealed the deal.


SOLVED downloading wpasupplicant with other device and intalling it.

[None1975]

Hi, i've made a mistake and remove network-manager, wpa-supplicant and others with task-* and tasksel

Hello.
You need to configure your network manually. Then reboot and install network manager again.

Here is tutorial.

[strapicarus]

Thanks @none1975, i've try to follow the wiki wfi howto... and modified

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/etc/network/interfaces

like

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iface wlx98... inet dhcp
    wpa-ssid HITRON-...
    wpa-psk Mypass...

then

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$ ifup wlx9...
Listening on LFP/wlx9.../98:3...
Sending on   LFP/w...
Sending on   Socker/fallback
DHCP on wlx9... to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
DHCP on wlx9... to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 11
...
No DHCPOFFERS received.
No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.

$ iw wlx9... link
Not connected

So im stuck there, i also try to change wpa-ssid to wpa-essid and to assing a static ip wich no recieved output, just when the ip is already assing.
And rebooting the pc did not change anything.

[Aki]

Hello,

You can configure the package manager to read from the Debian installation media. You should have a commented line about the cdrom in /etc/apt/sources.list: uncomment it and update.

Note: If I read correctly the previous post, you are trying to configure a wireless connection using /etc/network/interfaces. The wireless connection (with wpa connections) cannot be established without the wpasupplicant package installed.

[strapicarus]

Thanks @Aki, i have already try

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apt install wpasupplicant/networkmanager

from the cdrom but it say

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The package is not available, but another package references it. This could mean the package is missing, obsolete, or only available from another source.
The package wpasupplicant/networkmanager  has no candidate for installation

i think the configuration is ok i use aptcdrom add and the media was added to /etc/apt/sources.list, but i could be wrong. that is why i ask to force installation from the cd, i remember a -f option to force, but in man pages it is not mention.

Is there something i could try before start dowloading packages through my phone?

[Aki]

Since you are using unstable, where did you get the Debian installer cdrom for unstable (Debian does not build iso images for unstable) ?

[strapicarus]

Since you are using unstable, where did you get the Debian installer cdrom for unstable (Debian does not build iso images for unstable) ?

Hi, i get from the debian page, but i think is the normal bookwork, later through sources.list changed to sid. and thanks i already resolved my problem getting the wpasupplicant through my phone and installing it to the pc.

[None1975]

So im stuck ther

You were a bit hasty. You could try to do something like this: simply connect the Internet cable and configure the Internet so that the cable is used, then install the netwok manager and configure the wireless connection with its help.

[strapicarus]

You could try to do something like this: simply connect the Internet cable...

Thanks, but i did not have the simple option to connect a lan cable, but your reply put me on the right track