Jude, while what you say is almost correct, not quite. Yes, you can pick a
package source, but you don't need to comment out the CD sources. I do as a
matter of course because I'm lazy and don't like inserting CDs multiple
times, but I think it will try the Internet first once it's set up. I'm not
100% positive on this. I did install Wheezy from the first CD and I was not
prompted to insert the CD when doing package updates.
Where you're incorrect is with picking a mirror. You don't need a tool and
you don't have to scroll through the list. Just cut and paste these lines:
deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib
deb-src http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib
You then run these commands:
apt-get update
apt-get -q upgrade
That is assuming Aptitude isn't installed. If it is, use Aptitude instead
as it generally works better.
Regarding the multimedia repository, it's here along with instructions for
adding the repository:
http://deb-multimedia.org/
On 8/5/2015 3:41 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
You'll be given the opportunity to pick an installation source. Internet is
one option but cd/dvd is another. When you pick cd/dvd, you'll be prompted
to insert each dvd in the dvd drive so debian can index what you have. Once
all of that is done, to install a package you'll be prompted for one or both
of those cd/dvd's if the install you want needs files from both of them. To
move over to internet for your source, you're going to have to comment out
active lines in '/etc/apt/sources.list and add in internet repository lines
to select mirrors and distributions. Fortunately for you, a tool exists to
help you select your best internet mirrors. The security mirror is separate
from the debian main mirror and there is also a multimedia mirror that can
be installed in /etc/apt/sources.list. Once you have changed
/etc/apt/sources.list, you want to run aptitude update first then aptitude
safe-upgrade to get updates those dvd's don't have.
On Wed, 5 Aug 2015, Kristoffer Gustafsson wrote:
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 06:24:38
From: Kristoffer Gustafsson <kg.kristoffer@xxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: blinux-list <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: installing without internet
Ok.
I've got dvd disks, and all Three isos downloaded so I can burn them.
How do I do when I want to install a package that is not on the first
dvd, but one of the others?
Also, when I get internet access. How do I select a mirror, and use
apt-get install the normal way?
/Kristoffer
2015-08-04 15:21 GMT+02:00, Kristoffer Gustafsson <kg.kristoffer@xxxxxxxxx>:
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Hi.
I'm going to install debian.
When I install I don't have internet on that computer.
What do I need then?
There are dvd images. Do I need all?
/Kristoffer
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