apt-cdrom(8)

NAME#

apt-cdrom - APT CD-ROM management utility

SYNOPSIS#

apt-cdrom [-rmfan] [-d=cdrom_mount_point] [-o=config_string] [-c=config_file] {add | ident | {-v | --version} | {-h | --help}}

DESCRIPTION#

apt-cdrom is used to add a new CD-ROM 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 cannot be done by hand. Furthermore each disc 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

APT uses a CD-ROM ID to track which disc is currently in the drive and maintains a database of these IDs in /var/lib/apt/cdroms.list

ident

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.

--no-auto-detect, --cdrom

-d, --cdrom

-r, --rename

-m, --no-mount

-f, --fast

-a, --thorough

-n, --just-print, --recon, --no-act

-h, --help

-v, --version

--audit

-c, --config-file

-o, --option

--no-color, --color

SEE ALSO#

apt.conf(5), apt-get(8), sources.list(5)

DIAGNOSTICS#

apt-cdrom returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.

BUGS#

APT bug page[1]. If you wish to report a bug in APT, please see /usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt or the reportbug(1) command.

AUTHORS#

Jason Gunthorpe

APT team

NOTES#

1.

APT bug page