[Bug 568813] Re: apt repeatedly switches media installing from dvds

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[Expired for apt (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60
days.]

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  apt repeatedly switches media installing from dvds

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  I have the Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Complete 10 DVD set.  I installed it to
  the computer and added all of the DVDs, all the packages show up in
  Synaptic.  However, when I install something that has dependencies on
  the other disks I am repeatedly asked to change the disk after every
  file.  I reinstalled Ubuntu to a command line and added the DVDs with
  apt-cdrom add and tried to install packages with apt-get install, but
  get the same problem.  So it seems to be an issue with apt.

  I previously had Debian 5 Lenny on 5 DVDs, when I installed packages
  it would fetch everything off DVD1 and then ask for DVD2 and fetch
  everything from that and so on.  However, with Ubuntu it fetches
  something off DVD1 and then asks for DVD2 and fetches something off
  that and then it asks for DVD1 again and so on.  Not only is this
  inefficient and time consuming, but its liable to wear out the DVD
  drives tray mechanism!  I'm sure that it is meant to behave like Lenny
  did and not do this.

  I have searched the internet, but not found anything about this.  I do
  not have broadband and I'm installing Ubuntu to a couple of old PCs,
  so using the online repositories is out of the question.

  Thanks for any help.

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