APT-CDROM(8)apt-cdromAPT-CDROM(8)NAMEapt-cdrom - APT CDROM management utility
SYNOPSISapt-cdrom [options] [-d=mount_point] [-o config=string] [-c=file] com‐
mand
DESCRIPTIONapt-cdrom is used to add a new CDROM 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 can‐
not be done by hand. Furthermore each disk in a multi-CD set must be
inserted and scanned separately to account for possible mis-burns.
COMMANDS
Unless the -h, or --help option is given one of the commands below must
be present.
add 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
/var/lib/apt/cdroms.list.
ident A debugging tool to report the identity of the current disc as
well as the stored file name.
OPTIONS
All command-line options may be set using the configuration file, the
descriptions indicate the configuration option to set. For boolean
options you can override the config file by using something like
-f-,--no-f, -f=no or several other variations.
-d, --cdrom
Mount point. Specify the location to mount the cdrom. This
mount point must be listed in /etc/fstab and properly config‐
ured.
Configuration Item: Acquire::cdrom::mount.
-r, --rename
Rename a disc. Change the label of a disk or override the
disk's 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
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(5) file and do not
write index files. Everything is still checked however.
Configuration Item: APT::CDROM::NoAct.
-h, --help
Show a short usage summary.
-v, --version
Show the program version.
-c, --config-file
Configuration File. Specify a configuration file to use. The
program will read the default configuration file and then this
configuration file. See apt.conf(5) for syntax information.
-o, --option
Set a Configuration Option. This will set an arbitrary configu‐
ration option. The syntax is -o Foo::Bar=bar.
SEE ALSOapt.conf(5), apt-get(8), sources.list(5)DIAGNOSTICSapt-cdrom returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.
BUGS
Reporting bugs in APT-RPM is best done in the APT-RPM mailinglist at
http://apt-rpm.org/mailinglist.shtml.
AUTHOR
Maintainer and contributor information can be found in the credits page
http://apt-rpm.org/about.shtml of APT-RPM.
APT-RPM 14 Jun 2006 APT-CDROM(8)
