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[Suse 10.1]: how to scan a DVD of packages?

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:02 pm
by cheikhbouchihda
Hello,
I've installed, with no problem, the Suse Linux 10.1, from a DVD, bootable that comes with a magazine and an another DVD(for packages).
The first DVD number one is "added"(scaned) automaticaly at the installation of the system, but the second that is nomaly a live-CD and contains others packages, I don't know how to scan this DVD(of packages) in order to install more software.
So, my question is : how must I do to scan the second DVD(packages), and then install more applications?
Thanks in advance for the help.

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:11 pm
by volka
If it is one set of DVDs don't they all include the whole list of software packages, i.e. doesn't prompt you yast all availabe packages on all dvds?
The cd version of suse I use in "the old days" did.

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:31 pm
by Chris Corbyn
I'd change the Yast2 configuration to read from remote FTP so you can keep up-to-date. As far as I know though, Yast2 prompts for the other disk if there's anything on it.

Either way, SuSE uses RPM packages so stick the DVD in, mount it and run:

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find /mnt/dvd -name '*.rpm' -print