[Solved] So I disabled the CD ROM repository using the software and updates application on Debian 12 because it kept asking me to insert the CD ROM when I would try to install stuff.
After disabling it I used Aptitude to update the packages I had already installed but I noticed that before I disabled the CD ROM repository it told me that because I didn't have it inserted that it used some older versions of software.
After removing the CD rom repository it just updated everything and didn't show that message.
My concern is that I know Debian uses some older versions of stuff because of its stability and I read very briefly about "Franken Debian" situations where people use versions of stuff that weren't intended to be used with the stable version of Debian.
Did I mess up by doing that and create a situation like that? And if so, after a fresh reinstall when I get here again is virtually mounting the USB stick I have the Debian DVD ROM on an option for it to stick with that CD ROM repository? (I don't have a physical CD ROM on this machine)
8 Comments
gnuhaut@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 1y
If you use netinstall you won't have any CD-ROM sources in
sources.list. I think that's kind of stupid that the full iso installer even adds the CD-ROM line. The vast majority of people wouldn't want that and it just confuses new users.halm@leminal.space · 6 pts · 1y
No, this is standard procedure. Your system and software have been updated to the latest, stable version. Unless you actively add a repo containing unstable software versions, there shouldn't be anything to worry about.
BobGnarley@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
Perfect I just wanted to make sure I was worried it may have automatically added them without the CD ROM one holding it in place or something like that. Thank you so much!
halm@leminal.space · 2 pts · 1y
You really only need the "CD ROM" repo for the base install from physical media; maybe there are edge cases where you'd want to roll back, but on the whole you're in safe hands with the official, Debian stable repos 🙂
Enjoy the Linux journey! Debian is a great starting point to learn from, IMHO.
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 6 pts · 1y
Hey! Congrats on getting everything installed and situated so far.
BobGnarley@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
Thank you so much! Its been a lot of fun learning and all of you on here have made it a super enjoyable experience.
BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Really. For a new user, fixing the repos is one of the less intuitive things to do.
oo1@lemmings.world · 3 pts · 1y
On debian i just comment out all except the main official repos that I want. As long as you have the main deb and security and updates ones i think you'll be fine.
I tend to go for flatpak or appimage for anything not in those. I'd avoid any testing, unstable , backport sources unless you know what you're getting into.
I guess you're maybe using aptitude to avoid cli, but i'd recommend at least looking at the /etc/apt/soures.list file, and any stuff in the subfolder /etc/apt/soures.list.d
This is the list of where it looks for software. If it can't connect to any of those, It'll probably warn you about an unavailable source.
https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList