Yes, I used apt-cdrom. I thought it simply copied the Packages and Release files from the CD. In my case, those files definitely are not in synch with the actual CD contents.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Gunthorpe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 10:03 PM > To: Ross Boylan > Cc: Peter Cordes > Subject: RE: Bug#55820: apt grossly misestimates download > > > > On Wed, 22 Mar 2000, Ross Boylan wrote: > > > I notice apt keeps a copy of the Packages and some other file > (Release?) in > > its cache. Probably if I could make them reflect what's really > on the CD > > it would be happy. I'd love to know if there's a program that does it. > > Uh, didn't you use apt-cdrom? That is what it does. If you didn'd use > that, then that is why you are having problems. > > Jason >
