Manual: apt-cdrom

APT-CDROM(8)						     APT						APT-CDROM(8)

NAME
       apt-cdrom - APT CD-ROM management utility

SYNOPSIS

       apt-cdrom [-rmfan] [-d=cdrom_mount_point] [-o=config_string] [-c=config_file] {add | ident | {-v | --version} |
		 {-h | --help}}

DESCRIPTION
       apt-cdrom is used to add a new CD-ROM to APT's list of available sources.  apt-cdrom takes care of determining the
       structure of the disc as well as correcting for several possible mis-burns and verifying the index files.

       It is necessary to use apt-cdrom to add CDs to the APT system; it cannot be done by hand. Furthermore each disc in a
       multi-CD set must be inserted and scanned separately to account for possible mis-burns.

       Unless the -h, or --help option is given, one of the commands below must be present.

       add
	   add is used to add a new disc to the source list. It will unmount the CD-ROM device, prompt for a disc to be
	   inserted and then proceed to scan it and copy the index files. If the disc does not have a proper .disk directory
	   you will be prompted for a descriptive title.

	   APT uses a CD-ROM ID to track which disc is currently in the drive and maintains a database of these IDs in
	   /var/lib/apt/cdroms.list

       ident
	   A debugging tool to report the identity of the current disc as well as the stored file name

OPTIONS
       All command line options may be set using the configuration file, the descriptions indicate the configuration option
       to set. For boolean options you can override the config file by using something like -f-,--no-f, -f=no or several
       other variations.

       --no-auto-detect, --cdrom
	   Do not try to auto-detect the CD-ROM path. Usually combined with the --cdrom option. Configuration Item:
	   Acquire::cdrom::AutoDetect.

       -d, --cdrom
	   Mount point; specify the location to mount the CD-ROM. This mount point must be listed in /etc/fstab and properly
	   configured. Configuration Item: Acquire::cdrom::mount.

       -r, --rename
	   Rename a disc; change the label of a disc or override the disc's given label. This option will cause apt-cdrom to
	   prompt for a new label. Configuration Item: APT::CDROM::Rename.

       -m, --no-mount
	   No mounting; prevent apt-cdrom from mounting and unmounting the mount point. Configuration Item:
	   APT::CDROM::NoMount.

       -f, --fast
	   Fast Copy; Assume the package files are valid and do not check every package. This option should be used only if
	   apt-cdrom has been run on this disc before and did not detect any errors. Configuration Item: APT::CDROM::Fast.

       -a, --thorough
	   Thorough Package Scan; This option may be needed with some old Debian 1.1/1.2 discs that have Package files in
	   strange places. It takes much longer to scan the CD but will pick them all up.

       -n, --just-print, --recon, --no-act
	   No Changes; Do not change the sources.list(5) file and do not write index files. Everything is still checked
	   however. Configuration Item: APT::CDROM::NoAct.

       -h, --help
	   Show a short usage summary.

       -v, --version
	   Show the program version.

       --audit
	   Show audit (and notice) messages. This overrides the quiet option, but only for notice messages, not progress
	   ones.

       -c, --config-file
	   Configuration File; Specify a configuration file to use. The program will read the default configuration file and
	   then this configuration file. If configuration settings need to be set before the default configuration files are
	   parsed specify a file with the APT_CONFIG environment variable. See apt.conf(5) for syntax information.

       -o, --option
	   Set a Configuration Option; This will set an arbitrary configuration option. The syntax is -o Foo::Bar=bar.	-o
	   and --option can be used multiple times to set different options.

       --cli-version
	   Requests a specific CLI version. This is a pattern that takes a MAJOR.MINOR version. You may omit the MINOR
	   version, in which case the latest supported minor level will be used.

	   Version tracks are presented as follows: The version 3.2 has equivalent versions 0.32, 1.22, and 2.12,
	   implementing new features for their specified major versions.

	   A special case is the X.9 version pattern: A version like 2.9 is followed by 3.0, but 2.10 follows directly on
	   2.8; given that we use odd version numbers as development series (2.9 is the 3.0 development series).

	   This feature has been introduced in APT 3.1.10, and replaces the binary-specific configuration. You may use the
	   APT::Version to similar effect on older binaries, for example, use -o APT::Version=2 to make apt(8) behave like
	   the 2.x series.

	   The default value is the current APT version for apt(8) and 0.(10 * major + minor) for the classic commands. The
	   0.X series is soft-deprecated and the other commands will roll over to the 2.x series in the future.

       --no-color, --color
	   Turn colors on or off. Colors are on by default on supported terminals for apt(8) and can also be disabled using
	   the NO_COLOR or APT_NO_COLOR environment variables, or further configured by the APT::Color configuration option
	   and scope, see apt.conf(5) for information on that.

SEE ALSO
       apt.conf(5), apt-get(8), sources.list(5)

DIAGNOSTICS
       apt-cdrom returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.

BUGS
       APT bug page[1]. If you wish to report a bug in APT, please see /usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt or the
       reportbug(1) command.

AUTHORS
       Jason Gunthorpe

       APT team

NOTES
	1. APT bug page
	   https://bugs.debian.org/src:apt

APT 3.2.0					      30 November 2013						APT-CDROM(8)