%aptent; %aptverbatiment; ]> &apt-author.jgunthorpe; &apt-author.team; &apt-email; &apt-product; 14 February 2004 apt-cdrom 8 APT apt-cdrom APT CDROM management utility apt-cdrom -hvrmfan -d=cdrom mount point -o=config string -c=file add ident apt-cdrom is used to add a new CDROM to APTs 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 disk in a multi-cd set must be inserted and scanned separately to account for possible mis-burns. Unless the -h, or --help option is given one of the commands below must be present. add add is used to add a new disc to the source list. It will unmount the CDROM device, prompt for a disk 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 CDROM ID to track which disc is currently in the drive and maintains a database of these IDs in &statedir;/cdroms.list ident A debugging tool to report the identity of the current disc as well as the stored file name &apt-cmdblurb; -d--cdrom Mount point; specify the location to mount the cdrom. This mount point must be listed in /etc/fstab and properly configured. Configuration Item: Acquire::cdrom::mount. -r--rename Rename a disc; change the label of a disk or override the disks given label. This option will cause apt-cdrom to prompt for a new label. Configuration Item: APT::CDROM::Rename. -m--no-mount No mounting; prevent apt-cdrom from mounting and unmounting the mount point. Configuration Item: APT::CDROM::NoMount. -f--fast 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. -a--thorough 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. -n --just-print --recon --no-act 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; &apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list; apt-cdrom returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error. &manbugs;