Can I install Debian packages from Stretch DVD 2 and 3 after installation using apt? Because installing on VM, it didn't detect the second and the third DVD.
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1Note to reviewers: this isn’t a duplicate of the previous question; this is about installing packages from DVDs after installation, the previous question is about installing packages from DVDs during installation.– Stephen KittApr 17, 2019 at 8:18
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@StephenKitt Thanks for clearing that up. I'm very new to Linux. I'm sizing it up to see if I can buy a harddrive and install use it as my main operating system, and downgrade Windows to my secondary operating system. I want to use Linux because I do two things mainly: Web dev, and vision/graphics. Windows has better Vision/graphics tools (also, Visual Studio) but Linux has better web dev tools. Thanks.– Major DespardApr 17, 2019 at 8:24
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1@GAD3R That was about detecting the DVD "during" the installation. This is about using apt to install them "after" it's been all set up. I have added the images to my hypervisor, I just need a guide to install them from a DVD. I couldn't find anything that related to Debian. Sorry if this is a common question.– Major DespardApr 17, 2019 at 8:26
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1@GAD3R the two questions are different and have value separately IMO. The answers would be different.– Stephen KittApr 17, 2019 at 8:47
2 Answers
Run
apt-cdrom add
as root (or using sudo
), and follow the prompts – it will ask you to insert a disk, then scan it and add the relevant information to /etc/apt/sources.list
. You will then be able to install packages from it as usual.
In your /etc/apt/sources.list
you will have an entry like this for the first DVD after installation:
deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 9.8.0 "Stretch" - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 20190216-11:59]/ stretch contrib main
This line is used to tell apt to use the cdrom as a package source.
The second and third DVD should be "Binary-2" and "Binary-3". The complete string can be found on the DVD in the file .disk/info
.
If you only have the ISO files and no (virtual) optical drive is available,
you can mount the images manually and add a deb file:
source to /etc/apt/sources.list
.
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I can't edit this file, I can't login as root. What should I do? Online solutions say to use sudo but sudo opens the file in terminal, and doesn't let me save. Apr 17, 2019 at 9:22
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Use
su
orsu -
in terminal, then edit the file with your favourite editor.– FreddyApr 17, 2019 at 9:25