setup using iso

**dickxiao** · 05-15-2003

i have setup my linux ok and now i want to setup some new functions using package manager.
i only have iso and have not cd_rom
so i mount -t iso9600 -o loop *.iso /mnt/cdrom
when i use package manager ,it ask me to insert disk 1
it has nothing in /mnt/cdrom.
who can tell me how to install other function without cd_rom

**Dolda2000** · 05-15-2003

That should have worked. If you check what is in your /mnt/cdrom, does it seem correct?

**dickxiao** · 05-15-2003

before i use package manager,it is correct
but when i use package manager,it has nothing
perphas package manager has unmount it

**Dolda2000** · 05-15-2003

Oh, I see. That's actually very possible. In that case, I can't help you with that, since these GUI helper programs aren't really my thing.
You should, however, be able to install the packages manually from the ISO without using the package manager.

**dickxiao** · 05-15-2003

i just do as you said
but sometimes it has so many package to intstall,i have to install them one by one

**Dolda2000** · 05-15-2003

Yeah, I know, but if you can't keep the package manager from unmounting the ISO, I don't really know what else to do. What distribution is this?

**dickxiao** · 05-15-2003

redhat 8.0

**andutt** · 05-15-2003

Write a little program that perform thoose steps for you on the commandline insted...

regards

**Dolda2000** · 05-15-2003

Well, that is really providing that you know which packages to install. The thing is that in RedHat's package manager, you can just install "KDE", while in reality it installs 20+ packages, and sometimes it is a little hard knowing which ones to install if you do it manually.

**andutt** · 05-15-2003

Just include dependencie support in the program...easy, but of cource maybe to much work if you want to use a gui, but i never using guis for thoose things..

regards

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