Configuring Apt

Whether or not you did a PPP configuration, the next screens will set up Apt for package installation. The first screen in this operation deals with the access method that will be used in the installation.

Choose Apt Method This is a description of the CD installation so it will be assumed that you will press ENTER with the cursor on cdrom. Whichever access method you choose, the next screens will be pretty much the same as for the cdrom method. The minor differences should be obvious.

Be sure that the first CD is in the reader before you press enter here. If there is no CD in the drive, or if the driver /dev/cdrom is not correct for the CD-ROM drive, then the following screen will be displayed:

Unoccupied or Unconfigured CD-ROM Drive If this isn't correct, replace /dev/cdrom with the name of the device driver for you specific CD-ROM. For instance, if you have a SoundBlaster Pro CD the correct value would be /dev/sbpcd0. If the CD-ROM is the last IDE drive on the system, then the correct value will be /dev/hdd. When you have entered the correct driver for your CD-ROM, and the first CD is in the drive, the configuration process will proceed to scan the CD. Various messages about the details of the CD will eventually result in the next screen. Here, the first CD has been scanned successfully and the configuration process is ready for another CD.

Another CD-ROM to Scan? You may only have one installation CD, but the full distribution now takes 3 to 4 CDs to hold everything. Depending upon how many CDs you have, place the next one into the CD-ROM drive and TAB to the <Yes> button and press ENTER. Do this for each CD-ROM delivered, until all of them have been scanned by the system, then press ENTER over the <No> button to continue with the configuration process. Be sure to remove the last CD from the drive when you have completed this step. You will be asked for the specific CD when it is needed in the future segments of the installation. After all the CDs have been processed, an additional opportunity to add to the source list.

Another Apt Source? Under these installations conditions this will not usually be necessary, and pressing ENTER will continue to the next step.