How do I add the Mepis 6.5 DVD to the synaptic package manager
Submitted by mttoptv on Fri, 08/24/2007 - 08:03.
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How do I add the Mephis 6.5 DVD to the synaptic package manager. If I do it by add cd it says cannot mount cd. I know there is a way to do it by- settings- repositories- new, but I do not know what to write on the 3 lines. I also think you can do it by editing /etc/apt/sources.list but I still don't know what to write. Sorry that it seems like a dumb question but I just can't figure it out.
I have the DVD mounted. The reason I need to use the DVD for packages is that I am on satellitte and cannot download large files for a long period of time before getting FAP (cutoff). I have tried this on another computer and have the same problem.
I have Mephis 6.5 installed and it works great except for this one problem.
Thanks
Do you perhaps have two
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Do you perhaps have two drives? If so, you could try the other drive.
EDIT
Just tested it for myself, and I think it is indeed the case that Synaptic is checking the wrong drive.
If the other is only a cd and not a dvd drivem, you can work around this, by doing the following
- insert dvd and mount
- find the mountpoint (probably /media/cdrom or /media/cdrom1)
- open a console
- su to root
- apt-cdrom add -d mountpoint (eg. apt-cdrom add -d /media/cdrom)
Hope this works
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