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Using CDs with Dselect and Apt
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Debian GNU/Linux! IntroThis is one of the CD-ROMs of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution. Debian is a very extensive collection of software. But it is more. It is a complete Operating System (OS) for your computer. And it is free (as in "freedom").An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. At the core of an operating system is the kernel. The kernel is the most fundamental program on the computer, which does all the basic housekeeping and lets you start other programs. Debian is kernel independent. It currently uses the Linux kernel but work is in progress to provide Debian for other kernels, using the Hurd. Most of the basic operating system tools come from the GNU project; hence the name GNU/Linux. Debian is available for various kinds of computers ("architectures"), like "IBM-compatible" PCs (i386), Compaq's Alpha, Motorola's 680x0 (m68k), Sun's Sparc, Motorola/IBM's PowerPC, and (Strong)ARM processors. Check the ports page for more information.
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Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 r0 "Woody" - Unofficial i386 Binary-8 which means that this CD is number 8 of totally 8 CDs containing programs ("binaries") for `i386' computers.
The programs on the Binary CDs are ordered by popularity. The Binary-1 CD
contains the most popular programs and the installation tools; it is possible
to install and run Debian with only the Binary-1 CD. The other CDs, up to
Binary-8, contain mostly special-interest programs.
Using CDs with Dselect and AptAfter installing or upgrading, Debian's packaging system can use CD-ROMs, local collections, or networked servers (FTP, HTTP) to automatically install software from (.deb packages). This is done preferably with the `apt' and `dselect' programs. If you do not already know how to setup these, here is a brief explanation.First of all, comment out every line of /etc/apt/sources.list by placing a hash sign (`#') in front of it (if it isn't already there). Then you need to add new "deb" lines describing the location(s) where apt will get the new packages from. You can add "deb" lines for a packages mirror on a local harddisk, and/or FTP/HTTP mirrors, and/or (a set of) CD-ROMs. `Apt' will consider all packages that can be found via any "deb" line, and use the one with the highest version number, giving priority to the first mentioned lines. (So, in case of multiple mirror locations, you'd typically first name a local harddisk, then CD-ROMs, and finally FTP/HTTP mirrors.)
The final step of the preparation is to update apt's internal database with the command apt-get update Once this is done, you can install packages from the commandline using apt-get. For example, if you want to install the packages `commprog' and `maxgame', you can give the command apt-get install commprog maxgame Note that you don't have to enter the complete path, or the `.deb' extension. `Apt' will figure this out itself. `Dselect' is also able to use `apt' to fetch the packages. To set up `dselect', choose [A]ccess in the main menu, and then select `apt'. The sources.list file should be okay already, so don't let the program make a new one. Then, after an [U]pdate, the configuration is ready. You can just keep using [S]elect and [I]nstall to install packages.
See dselect's online help screens for more information (use the
`?' key).
`Non-free' packages are on our "regular" mirrors, listed in README.mirrors.html on this CD, or on http://www.debian.org/distrib/ftplist ("Full list of mirrors"). `Non-US' packages are on special mirrors outside the US, listed in README.non-US on this CD, or on http://www.debian.org/misc/README.non-US.
Note that you are allowed to import non-US packages into the US.
For all needed information, and contact addresses, please refer to
http://cdimage.debian.org
Also on the Internet are many resources. To name a few:
See the Debian contact page for information on contacting us.
Last Modified: Wed Apr 18 19:09:34 CEST 2001
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