%aptent; %aptverbatiment; %aptvendor; ]> &apt-author.jgunthorpe; &apt-author.team; &apt-email; &apt-product; 2013-11-30T00:00:00Z apt-cdrom 8 APT apt-cdrom APT CD-ROM management utility &synopsis-command-apt-cdrom; Description apt-cdrom is used to add a new CD-ROM to APT's list of available sources. apt-cdrom takes care of determining the structure of the disc as well as correcting for several possible mis-burns and verifying the index files. It is necessary to use apt-cdrom to add CDs to the APT system; it cannot be done by hand. Furthermore each disc in a multi-CD set must be inserted and scanned separately to account for possible mis-burns. Unless the , or option is given, one of the commands below must be present. add is used to add a new disc to the source list. It will unmount the CD-ROM device, prompt for a disc to be inserted and then proceed to scan it and copy the index files. If the disc does not have a proper .disk directory you will be prompted for a descriptive title. APT uses a CD-ROM ID to track which disc is currently in the drive and maintains a database of these IDs in &statedir;/cdroms.list A debugging tool to report the identity of the current disc as well as the stored file name Options &apt-cmdblurb; Do not try to auto-detect the CD-ROM path. Usually combined with the option. Configuration Item: Acquire::cdrom::AutoDetect. Mount point; specify the location to mount the CD-ROM. This mount point must be listed in /etc/fstab and properly configured. Configuration Item: Acquire::cdrom::mount. Rename a disc; change the label of a disc or override the disc's given label. This option will cause apt-cdrom to prompt for a new label. Configuration Item: APT::CDROM::Rename. No mounting; prevent apt-cdrom from mounting and unmounting the mount point. Configuration Item: APT::CDROM::NoMount. Fast Copy; Assume the package files are valid and do not check every package. This option should be used only if apt-cdrom has been run on this disc before and did not detect any errors. Configuration Item: APT::CDROM::Fast. Thorough Package Scan; This option may be needed with some old Debian 1.1/1.2 discs that have Package files in strange places. It takes much longer to scan the CD but will pick them all up. No Changes; Do not change the &sources-list; file and do not write index files. Everything is still checked however. Configuration Item: APT::CDROM::NoAct. &apt-commonoptions; See Also &apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list; Diagnostics apt-cdrom returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error. &manbugs;