How to use Debian iso for repository

Posted by Willy Permana on February 18, 2011 · 2 Comments

A neat (old) trick I learn while trying to make wifi work on Axioo Pico running a fresh install Debian Squeeze.

Few days ago, I was trying to install Debian Squeeze to my netbook. Since the netbook didn’t have CD drive, I use Unetbootin to create Debian installer from 1st Debian CD iso. To cut long story short, the installation went succesful, I got GNOME running, yadda yadda yadda. The only problem left is how I add more applications.

At that time, I didn’t have wired Internet connection. There’s a Huawei USB modem, but my Debian installation is yet to have wvdial. But I do have 2nd & 3rd CD ISO. I could use it for local repository, but again, since my netbook didn’t have CD drive, I need to do some improvisations.

make some temporary folder
# mkdir /tmp/mount1
# mkdir /tmp/mount2
mount the iso files
# mount -o loop /path/to/iso/debian-6.0.0-i386-CD-1.iso /tmp/mount1/
# mount -o loop /path/to/iso/debian-6.0.0-i386-CD-2.iso /tmp/mount2
edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file and add this line
deb file:/tmp/mount1/ squeeze main contrib
deb file:/tmp/mount2/ squeeze main contrib
update the repository
# apt-get update

All done. Now I can install applications from local repository. And the first application I installed? Synaptic, of course

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Repo hopping

Posted by Willy Permana on December 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Kadang-kadang saya kesulitan mengupdate Ombilin karena tidak konek ke repo. Pertama kali install Ombilin pakai reponya Kambing, lalu didobel repo Mugos. Lumayan lama pakai keduanya. Cuma baru-baru ini saya nggak bisa konek keduanya via wifi gratisan, akhirnya utak-atik /etc/apt/sources.list lagi. Waktu itu entah kenapa cuma repo Buaya yang bisa konek. Dan sampai sekarang masih mengupdate dari repo itu. Malas soalnya kalau mesti ganti repo kemudian apt-get update lagi. Pahamlah, sudah musafir benwit, fakir pula

deb http://buaya.klas.or.id/blankon ombilin main restricted extras extras-restricted


deb http://buaya.klas.or.id/blankon ombilin-updates main restricted extras extras-restricted

#deb http://buaya.klas.or.id/blankon ombilin-security main restricted

Wrong priorities there, huh? Mestinya komen repo ombilin-updates, bukannya ombilin-security

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Fluxbox on Ombilin

Posted by Willy Permana on November 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment

gnome-shell sure makes a beautiful desktop, but at the price of resource hogging. It’s too heavy for my low-end netbook, so I’m more than willing to have a lightweight desktop. Moreover, I think the resources gnome-shell (or any eye-candy effect) uses should be better spent at other application (browser, mail client, text editor, etc)

This is where Fluxbox, a lightweight window manager, win my choice.