Re: "apt-cdrom add" using an ISO image

On Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 08:57:28AM +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 07:35:07AM +0200, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'd like to loop-mount an ISO image and do an "apt-cdrom add" from it.
> > I looked around and couldn't find the option. Is it possible?
>
> From the manpages I think this should to the trick (untested)
>
> mount /my/image.iso /mountpoint -oloop
> apt-cdrom -d=/mountpoint add
>
> And /mountpoint must be listed in fstab.
>

For this, I would suggest creating a dedicated mount point and puting the whole thing in fstab. This way, aptitude can have apt mount the CD without any further intervention from you.

Doug.

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