Edgy/Feisty setup re installs

O. Sinclair o.sinclair at gmail.com
Fri Aug 31 12:33:17 UTC 2007


Neil Winchurst wrote:
> I still have my computer running Edgy. I have set up my brother's
> laptop to run Feisty, which is running well. Both with kubuntu.
> 
> Yesterday I suggested that he install the Gimp. When we tried, using
> adept it asked us to insert the CD/DVD into the drive. I didn't have the
> DVD with me as it happens so we will try again, but my question is
> this. 
> 
> I have installed many programs using adept and I have never been asked
> for the CD/DVD. Is this something that is new to Feisty? I thought that
> adept always installed via the internet and never needed the CD.
> 
> I would be interested to know, thanks
Just sudo edit /etc/apt/sources.list and comment off the lines that 
start with "deb cdrom..." and the problem is gone

Sinclair




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