Just installed Debian

Alex Snow alex_snow at gmx.net
Tue Apr 19 17:23:53 EDT 2005


mount /dev/hdc /mnt should do the trick.

On Tue, Apr 19, 2005 at 10:05:59PM +0100, Andrew Hodgson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Just installed Debian and am trying to use apt-get.  I want to configure
> it to use my CDs, but I need to mount the disk first.  The command I
> used many years ago was mount /dev/hd? /dev/cdrom - however this is not
> working.  My CD (I think judging by messages) is getting assigned to
> /dev/hdc.  What is the best way to mount it?  Also, is there a decent
> front-end which allows me to see packages and search accordingly?  I
> only have the base system on now, and wondered if there was a way of
> installing more common text apps like Mutt, Lynx etc?
> 
> I used the Debian CD on the Speakup site - the Sarge I386 ISO.
> 
> Thanks.
> Andrew.
> 
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