doc/apt-cdrom.8.yo

   1 mailto(apt@packages.debian.org)
   2 manpage(apt-cdrom)(8)(4 Dec 1998)(apt)()
   3 manpagename(apt-cdrom)(APT CDROM managment utility)
   4
   5 manpagesynopsis()
   6 apt-cdrom command
   7
   8 manpagedescription()
   9 bf(apt-cdrom) is used to add a new CDROM to APTs list of available sources.
  10 bf(apt-cdrom) takes care of determining the structure of the disc as well
  11 as correcting for several possible mis-burns and verifying the index files.
  12 It is necessary to use bf(apt-cdrom) to add CDs to the APT system, it cannot
  13 be done by hand. Furthermore each disk in a multi-cd set must be inserted
  14 and scanned seperately to account for possible mis-burns.
  15
  16 em(command) is one of:
  17 itemize(
  18   it() add
  19 )
  20
  21 Unless the -h, or --help option is given one of the above commands
  22 must be present.
  23
  24 startdit()
  25 dit(bf(add))
  26 bf(add) is used to add a new disc to the source list. It will unmount the
  27 CDROM device, prompt for a disk to be inserted and then procceed to scan it
  28 and copy the index files. If the disc does not have a proper bf(.disk/)
  29 directory you will be prompted for a descriptive title.
  30
  31 APT uses a CDROM ID to track which disc is currently in the drive and
  32 maintains a database of these IDs in bf(/var/state/apt/cdroms.list)
  33
  34 enddit()
  35
  36 manpageoptions()
  37 All command line options may be set using the configuration file, the
  38 descriptions indicate the configuration option to set. For boolean
  39 options you can override the config file by using something like bf(-f-),
  40 bf(--no-f), bf(-f=no) or several other variations.
  41
  42 startdit()
  43 dit(bf(-h, --help))
  44 Show a short usage summary.
  45
  46 dit(bf(-v, --version))
  47 Show the program verison.
  48
  49 dit(bf(-d --cdrom))
  50 Mount point; specify the location to mount the cdrom. This mount point must
  51 be listed in bf(/etc/fstab) and propely configured.
  52 Configuration Item: bf(Acquire::cdrom::mount).
  53
  54 dit(bf(-r --rename))
  55 Rename a disc; change the label of a disk or override the disks given label.
  56 This option will cause bf(apt-cdrom) to prompt for a new label
  57 Configuration Item: bf(APT::CDROM::Rename).
  58
  59 dit(bf(-m, --no-mount))
  60 No mounting; prevent bf(apt-cdrom) from mounting and unmounting the mount
  61 point.
  62 Configuration Item: bf(APT::CDROM::NoMount).
  63
  64 dit(bf(-f, --fast))
  65 Fast Copy; Assume the package files are valid and do not check every package.
  66 This option should be used only if bf(apt-cdrom) has been run on this disc
  67 before and did not detect any errors.
  68 Configuration Item: bf(APT::CDROM::Fast).
  69
  70 dit(bf(-a, --thorough))
  71 Thorough Package Scan; This option may be needed with some old Debian 1.1/1.2
  72 burns that have Package files in strange places. It takes much longer to
  73 scan the CD but will pick them all up.
  74
  75 dit(bf(-n --just-print, --recon, --no-act))
  76 No Changes; Do not change the sources.list and do not write package files.
  77 Everything is still checked however.
  78 Configuration Item: bf(APT::CDROM::NoAct).
  79
  80 dit(bf(-c, --config-file))
  81 Configuration File; Specify a configuration file to use. bf(apt-get) will
  82 read the default configuration file and then this configuration file. See
  83 bf(apt.conf(5)) for syntax information.
  84
  85 dit(bf(-o, --option))
  86 Set a Configuration Option; This will set an arbitary configuration option.
  87 The syntax is
  88 verb(-o Foo::Bar=bar)
  89 enddit()
  90
  91 manpagefiles()
  92 itemize(
  93   it() /etc/apt/sources.list
  94   locations to fetch packages from
  95
  96   it() /var/state/apt/lists/
  97   storage area for state information for each package resource specified in
  98
  99   it() /var/state/apt/lists/partial/
 100   storage area for state information in transit
 101
 102   it() /var/state/apt/cdroms.list
 103   list of cdrom IDs and names.
 104 )
 105
 106 manpageseealso()
 107 apt-get(8),
 108 sources.list(5),
 109 apt.conf(5)
 110
 111 manpagediagnostics()
 112 apt-cdrom returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.
 113
 114 manpagebugs()
 115 See http://bugs.debian.org/apt.  If you wish to report a
 116 bug in bf(apt-cache), please see bf(/usr/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt)
 117 or the bf(bug(1)) command.
 118
 119 manpageauthor()
 120 apt-get was written by the APT team <apt@packages.debian.org>.