apt-cdrom

 

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 apt-cdrom(8)                                         apt-cdrom(8)
 
 
 
NAME
        apt-cdrom - APT CDROM managment utility
 
 
SYNOPSIS
        apt-cdrom command
 
 
DESCRIPTION
        apt-cdrom  is  used  to  add  a  new CDROM to APTs list of
        available sources.  apt-cdrom takes  care  of  determining
        the  structure  of the disc as well as correcting for sev­
        eral possible mis-burns and verifying the index files.  It
        is  necessary  to use apt-cdrom to add CDs to the APT sys­
        tem, it cannot be done by hand. Furthermore each disk in a
        multi-cd  set  must  be inserted and scanned seperately to
        account for possible mis-burns.
 
        command is one of:
 
        o      add
 
        Unless the -h, or --help option is given one of the  above
        commands must be present.
 
 
        add    add  is  used to add a new disc to the source list.
               It will unmount the CDROM device, prompt for a disk
               to  be  inserted  and  then procceed to scan it and
               copy the index files. If the disc does not  have  a
               proper  .disk/ directory you will be prompted for a
               descriptive title.
 
               APT uses a CDROM ID to track  which  disc  is  cur­
               rently  in  the  drive  and maintains a database of
               these IDs in /var/state/apt/cdroms.list
 
 
 
OPTIONS
        All command line options may be set using  the  configura­
        tion  file,  the  descriptions  indicate the configuration
        option to set. For boolean options you  can  override  the
        config  file by using something like -f-, --no-f, -f=no or
        several other variations.
 
 
        -h, --help
               Show a short usage summary.
 
 
        -v, --version
               Show the program verison.
 
 
        -d --cdrom
               Mount point; specify  the  location  to  mount  the
               cdrom.   This   mount   point  must  be  listed  in
               /etc/fstab and propely  configured.   Configuration
               Item: Acquire::cdrom::mount.
 
 
        -r --rename
               Rename  a disc; change the label of a disk or over­
               ride the disks given label.  This option will cause
               apt-cdrom  to  prompt for a new label Configuration
               Item: APT::CDROM::Rename.
 
 
        -m, --no-mount
               No mounting; prevent apt-cdrom  from  mounting  and
               unmounting  the  mount  point.  Configuration Item:
               APT::CDROM::NoMount.
 
 
        -f, --fast
               Fast Copy; Assume the package files are  valid  and
               do  not check every package.  This option should be
               used only if apt-cdrom has been run  on  this  disc
               before  and  did not detect any errors.  Configura­
               tion Item: APT::CDROM::Fast.
 
 
        -a, --thorough
               Thorough Package Scan; This option  may  be  needed
               with  some old Debian 1.1/1.2 burns that have Pack­
               age files in strange places. It takes  much  longer
               to scan the CD but will pick them all up.
 
 
        -n --just-print, --recon, --no-act
               No  Changes;  Do not change the sources.list and do
               not  write  package  files.   Everything  is  still
               checked      however.       Configuration     Item:
               APT::CDROM::NoAct.
 
 
        -c, --config-file
               Configuration File; Specify a configuration file to
               use.  apt-get  will  read the default configuration
               file  and  then  this   configuration   file.   See
               apt.conf(5) for syntax information.
 
 
        -o, --option
               Set  a  Configuration  Option;  This  will  set  an
               arbitary configuration option.  The syntax is
 
 
               -o Foo::Bar=bar
 
 
 
 
FILES
        o      /etc/apt/sources.list locations to  fetch  packages
               from
 
 
        o      /var/state/apt/lists/ storage area for state infor­
               mation for each package resource specified in
 
 
        o      /var/state/apt/lists/partial/  storage   area   for
               state information in transit
 
 
        o      /var/state/apt/cdroms.list  list  of  cdrom IDs and
               names.
 
 
SEE ALSO
        apt-get(8), sources.list(5), apt.conf(5)
 
 
 DIAGNOSTICS
        apt-cdrom returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on
        error.
 
 
 BUGS
        See  http://bugs.debian.org/apt.   If you wish to report a
        bug in apt-cache, please  see  /usr/doc/debian/bug-report­
        ing.txt  or the bug(1) command.  If you are using apt on a
        RPM  based   system,   please   use   http://distro.conec­
        tiva.com.br/bugzilla/.
 
 
AUTHOR
        apt-get   was   written   by   the   APT  team  <apt@pack­
        ages.debian.org> and ported to RPM based systems by Conec­
        tiva S.A.  <kojima@conectiva.com.br>.
 
 
 
 
 apt                        25 Oct 2000               apt-cdrom(8)

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