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I've noticed sometimes when I do apt-get Debian asks me to insert [the installation cd I used] (6.0.6 amd64 dvd1). Sometimes it doesn't, although maybe it's because I've already mounted it earlier; I can't notice a definite pattern. Why is this? Does this happen with other flavors too? And I've searched for stuff like "virtualbox apt-get installation cd" with no luck (can't find a good query).

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If you don't want for apt to search for the CD, comment it in /etc/apt/sources.list – schaiba Jan 27 at 21:37
Ah course... seems so obvious in hindsight, but just learning linux and repositories and stuff. Thanks! If you answer, I'll mark it right after I double check with a package – Raekye Jan 27 at 21:47
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Can you also remove the references to Virtualbox? Pretty sure it's just a Debian thing, having nothing to do with that... – Aaron D. Marasco Jan 27 at 22:01

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A local CD can act as an APT repo, just as if it were a distant server.

If you don't want apt-get to search the CD, comment out the relative line in /etc/apt/sources.list.

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