[ubuntu-in] Squash FS on Ubuntu install discs and some related questions to Ubuntu 8.10, 9.04

[Onkar Shinde]

On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Ramnarayan.K <ramnarayan.k at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> have been noticing that the last few versions - 8.10 and 9.04 esp that
> the install discs are
>
> had a few questions
>
> The install disc (8.10) seems to be divided into two parts - the bulk
> hidden away in a squashfs file system and some restricted and other
> minor stuff (about 9 mb) available in the /media/cdrom0/pool/main
> /media/cdrom0/pool/restricted.
>
> Earlier it was possible after the base install to pop in the install
> cd - run synaptic and access a host of programmes that were not
> installed by default - to name a few - thunderbird, pdftk, apton etc
>
> now the only programmes that are available are at
> /media/cdrom0/pool/main and  /media/cdrom0/pool/restricted which are
> very very few and do not help make the system whole.
>
> Why this change ??  and why are so many packages - that are somewhat
> important not being bundled by default.
>
> 2. Is there a way to extract this squashfs file - to access some of
> the programmes available on the disc
> /media/cdrom0/casper/filesystem.squashfs

Which CD are you referring to? It seems like you are trying to find
the contents of 'Alternate CD' in the 'Desktop CD'.


Onkar