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<!ENTITY % aptent SYSTEM "apt.ent">
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<refentrytitle>apt-cdrom</>
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<refpurpose>APT CDROM managment utility</>
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<arg><option>-hvrmfan</></arg>
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<arg><option>-d=<replaceable/cdrom mount point/</></arg>
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<arg><option>-o=<replaceable/config string/</></arg>
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<arg><option>-c=<replaceable/file/</></arg>
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<RefSect1><Title>Description</>
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<command/apt-cdrom/ is used to add a new CDROM to APTs list of available
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sources. <command/apt-cdrom/ takes care of determining the structure of
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the disc as well as correcting for several possible mis-burns and
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verifying the index files.
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It is necessary to use <command/apt-cdrom/ to add CDs to the APT system,
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it cannot be done by hand. Furthermore each disk in a multi-cd set must be
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inserted and scanned separately to account for possible mis-burns.
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Unless the <option/-h/, or <option/--help/ option is given one of the
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commands below must be present.
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<VarListEntry><Term>add</Term>
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<literal/add/ is used to add a new disc to the source list. It will unmount the
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CDROM device, prompt for a disk to be inserted and then procceed to
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scan it and copy the index files. If the disc does not have a proper
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<filename>.disk/</> directory you will be prompted for a descriptive
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APT uses a CDROM ID to track which disc is currently in the drive and
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maintains a database of these IDs in
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<filename>&statedir;/cdroms.list</>
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<VarListEntry><Term>ident</Term>
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A debugging tool to report the identity of the current disc as well
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as the stored file name
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<RefSect1><Title>Options</>
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<VarListEntry><term><option/-d/</><term><option/--cdrom/</>
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Mount point; specify the location to mount the cdrom. This mount
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point must be listed in <filename>/etc/fstab</> and propely configured.
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Configuration Item: <literal/Acquire::cdrom::mount/.
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<VarListEntry><term><option/-r/</><term><option/--rename/</>
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Rename a disc; change the label of a disk or override the disks
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given label. This option will cause <command/apt-cdrom/ to prompt for
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Configuration Item: <literal/APT::CDROM::Rename/.
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<VarListEntry><term><option/-m/</><term><option/--no-mount/</>
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No mounting; prevent <command/apt-cdrom/ from mounting and unmounting
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Configuration Item: <literal/APT::CDROM::NoMount/.
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<VarListEntry><term><option/-f/</><term><option/--fast/</>
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Fast Copy; Assume the package files are valid and do not check
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every package. This option should be used only if
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<command/apt-cdrom/ has been run on this disc before and did not detect
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Configuration Item: <literal/APT::CDROM::Fast/.
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<VarListEntry><term><option/-a/</><term><option/--thorough/</>
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Thorough Package Scan; This option may be needed with some old
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Debian 1.1/1.2 discs that have Package files in strange places. It
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takes much longer to scan the CD but will pick them all up.
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<VarListEntry><term><option/-n/</>
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<term><option/--just-print/</>
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<term><option/--recon/</>
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<term><option/--no-act/</>
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No Changes; Do not change the &sources-list; file and do not
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write index files. Everything is still checked however.
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Configuration Item: <literal/APT::CDROM::NoAct/.
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<RefSect1><Title>See Also</>
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&apt-conf;, &apt-get;, &sources-list;
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<RefSect1><Title>Diagnostics</>
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<command/apt-cdrom/ returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.