installing debian from hard drive

[i_gabr_2003]

hi all
i downloaded the debian 3.1 sarge distribution 14 cds
and i burned the first cd to install the base system
i succeded to do that and i am now running it but i would like to install the
remaining packages so i am asking if i can install them from the hard drive
without the need to burn the whole cds
can i do that?

[letmeknowlinux]

yes I guess you can do that, you need to give the partition along with the location of the package dumps there at the prompt:

Ex:
/dev/hda2/DebCDS/

[nature]

would like to install the
remaining packages so i am asking if i can install them from the hard drive

yes you could,try this tutorial on APT
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/ap...basico.en.html


regards

[i_gabr_2003]

first greetings for ur replies and helping me
but i am new to linux and moving from microsoft windows which make me very mad and i decided to use linux cause i am sure he is the most powerful os as i read from articles and books about it .
also i read different comparisons between it and windows

so if u can simply explain the steps for installing debian from harddrive
i red the manual of apt annd edited the sources.list file but when i update the package it give me error

again thanks for ur help