Can one force apt-get to download rather than use CD?
I'm finding my way slowly with Ubuntu Server, now I have a minor problem with apt-get. It wants me to put the Ubuntu Server CD into the machine which, since it's in the garage, is a bit of a pain. Can I force it *not* to use the CD but to always got to the internet to download packages I want to install? If so, how? -- Chris Green
On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 09:41:42PM +0100, Chris G wrote:
I'm finding my way slowly with Ubuntu Server, now I have a minor problem with apt-get. It wants me to put the Ubuntu Server CD into the machine which, since it's in the garage, is a bit of a pain.
Can I force it *not* to use the CD but to always got to the internet to download packages I want to install? If so, how?
No idea about Ubuntu, but for Debian you'd edit /etc/apt/sources.list to only have references to the internet URLs rather than anything pointing to the CD. I'd be very surprised if Ubuntu have deviated from that. J. -- Web [ "I'm not anti-establishment, I just don't see the point." ] site: http:// [ -- Matthew Kirkwood, OxLUG mailing list. ] Made by www.earth.li/~noodles/ [ ] HuggieTag 0.0.23
On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 09:51:05PM +0100, Jonathan McDowell wrote:
On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 09:41:42PM +0100, Chris G wrote:
I'm finding my way slowly with Ubuntu Server, now I have a minor problem with apt-get. It wants me to put the Ubuntu Server CD into the machine which, since it's in the garage, is a bit of a pain.
Can I force it *not* to use the CD but to always got to the internet to download packages I want to install? If so, how?
No idea about Ubuntu, but for Debian you'd edit /etc/apt/sources.list to only have references to the internet URLs rather than anything pointing to the CD. I'd be very surprised if Ubuntu have deviated from that.
Thanks, that would appear to be exactly what Ubuntu does. -- Chris Green
On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 9:41 PM, Chris G <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
Can I force it *not* to use the CD but to always got to the internet to download packages I want to install? If so, how?
My challenge last year with Ubuntu 7.10 was to upgrade to it from the CD instead of the Internet. Turns out I needed the alternative CD, not the standard live+install CD. Tim.
-----Original Message----- From: main-bounces@lists.alug.org.uk [mailto:main-bounces@lists.alug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Chris G Sent: 22 April 2008 21:42 To: main@lists.alug.org.uk Subject: [ALUG] Can one force apt-get to download rather than use CD?
I'm finding my way slowly with Ubuntu Server, now I have a minor problem with apt-get. It wants me to put the Ubuntu Server CD into the machine which,since it's in the garage, is a bit of a pain.
Can I force it *not* to use the CD but to always got to the internet to download packages I want to install? If so, how?
I had this problem and put the ISO onto the machine and told it to use the ISO via (IIRC) the command line option on apt-get. Keith
Have you edited the /etc/apt/sources.list file and enabled the Universe and Multiverse repositories by uncommenting the appropriate lines? ----- Original Message ----- From: <keith.jamieson@bt.com> To: <main@lists.alug.org.uk> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 8:40 AM Subject: Re: [ALUG] Can one force apt-get to download rather than use CD?
-----Original Message----- From: main-bounces@lists.alug.org.uk [mailto:main-bounces@lists.alug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Chris G Sent: 22 April 2008 21:42 To: main@lists.alug.org.uk Subject: [ALUG] Can one force apt-get to download rather than use CD?
I'm finding my way slowly with Ubuntu Server, now I have a minor problem with apt-get. It wants me to put the Ubuntu Server CD into the machine which,since it's in the garage, is a bit of a pain.
Can I force it *not* to use the CD but to always got to the internet to download packages I want to install? If so, how?
I had this problem and put the ISO onto the machine and told it to use the ISO via (IIRC) the command line option on apt-get.
Keith
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