How to install package without CD/DVD reader?

External Since: Nov 08, 2008 Posts: 7

Need to add an application in SUSE 10.3. When trying YAST2/Software/
Software Management, searching for the needed application, selecting
the package and clicking "Accept", YAST2 requests insertion of CD1...

My assumption is that there should be a way to instruct YAST2 to
connect to an other PC supplied with a CD/DVD reader and install the
package "remotely". For example via Ethernet using NFS or some other
alternative?

Is there anyone that can suggests a procedure?

External Since: Nov 08, 2008 Posts: 7

On 23 Maj, 10:07, Vahis <waxb... RemoveThis @gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
> On 2009-05-23, Bengt T <bengt_tornqv... RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Need to add an application in SUSE 10.3. When trying YAST2/Software/
> > Software Management, searching for the needed application, selecting
> > the package and clicking "Accept", YAST2 requests insertion of CD1...
>
> > My assumption is that there should be a way to instruct YAST2 to
> > connect to an other PC supplied with a CD/DVD reader and install the
> > package "remotely". For example via Ethernet using NFS or some other
> > alternative?
>
> > Is there anyone that can suggests a procedure?
>
> Just disable the CD/DVD from software repositories and
> add the 10.3 repositories likehttp://download.opensuse.org/distribution/10.3/repo/oss/http://dow...ad.open
>
> You also want packman, maybe vlc, and so on.
>
> These are also available and needeed for stuff like multimedia etc.
>
> Use YaST for all this:
>
> http://opensuse-community.org/Repositories/10.3
>
> Vahis
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Many thanks! Your advices solved my problem.

/Bengt