apt-get calls for drive '/cdrom/'

[Matthew Parslow]

when apt-get is getting packages from CD, it asks for the disk labelled 'Ubuntu
4.10 etc etc' in the drive '/cdrom/' which isn't where it's mounted, nor the
name of the drive - perhaps this should be the name of the device from /proc if
possible?

[Matt Zimmerman (mdz)]

The path is specified by a configuration variable (APT::cdrom::mount, I think),
and defaults to /cdrom. If the default is not suitable, then something
(apt-setup?) should probably specify it explicitly.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

The installer always creates (or at least is always supposed to create) a /cdrom
symlink. Is this not good enough?

[Matt Zimmerman (mdz)]

In my case at least, it doesn't match fstab:

mdz@max ~ $ ls -l /cdrom
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 11 Sep 7 21:06 /cdrom -> media/cdrom
mdz@max ~ $ grep cdrom /etc/fstab
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0

[Mantas Kriaučiūnas (mantas)]

I think severity of this bug should be increased - it's not good, when very
important Ubuntu/Debian tool - apt isn't FHS 2.3 compliant.
This couses lot of problems, when user removes "unneeded" (from FHS standard
view) /cdrom symlink
Is it hard to make apt to search cdrom in /etc/fstab or in /proc ? If so, then
just change hardcoded default to /media/cdrom, it's just one line change in apt
sources.

[Matt Zimmerman (mdz)]

The discussion in the Debian BTS should make the issues clear

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 15:37:04 +0100
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Subject: apt-cdrom: please change default CD-ROM mountpoint

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Package: apt
Version: 0.5.27
Severity: wishlist

cirrus:~# apt-cdrom ident
Using CD-ROM mount point /cdrom/
Mounting CD-ROM
E: Unable to stat the mount point /cdrom/ - stat (2 No such file or directo=
ry)
E: Failed to mount the cdrom.

We are now using /media/cdrom by default. Please change APT. Thanks,

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Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 18:50:23 -0800
From: Matt Zimmerman <email address hidden>
To: martin f krafft <email address hidden>, <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: Bug#282344: apt-cdrom: please change default CD-ROM mountpoint

On Sun, Nov 21, 2004 at 03:37:04PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:

> Package: apt
> Version: 0.5.27
> Severity: wishlist
>
> cirrus:~# apt-cdrom ident
> Using CD-ROM mount point /cdrom/
> Mounting CD-ROM
> E: Unable to stat the mount point /cdrom/ - stat (2 No such file or directory)
> E: Failed to mount the cdrom.
>
> We are now using /media/cdrom by default. Please change APT. Thanks,

Until a symlink is provided for backward compatibility (/media/cdrom ->
/cdrom), this would break working systems.

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Subject: Re: Bug#282344: apt-cdrom: please change default CD-ROM mountpoint

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also sprach Matt Zimmerman <email address hidden> [2004.12.28.0350 +0100]:
> Until a symlink is provided for backward compatibility (/media/cdrom ->
> /cdrom), this would break working systems.

=2E.. this does not prevent you from changing to use /media/cdrom.
I purposely removed the /cdrom symlink to find problematic packages
which still use it.

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Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:37:25 -0800
From: Matt Zimmerman <email address hidden>
To: martin f krafft <email address hidden>
Cc: <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: Bug#282344: apt-cdrom: please change default CD-ROM mountpoint

On Tue, Dec 28, 2004 at 10:27:28AM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:

> also sprach Matt Zimmerman <email address hidden> [2004.12.28.0350 +0100]:
> > Until a symlink is provided for backward compatibility (/media/cdrom ->
> > /cdrom), this would break working systems.
>
> ... this does not prevent you from changing to use /media/cdrom.
> I purposely removed the /cdrom symlink to find problematic packages
> which still use it.

There are a large number of installed systems which use /cdrom in
/etc/fstab. Changing apt-cdrom's default mount point to /media/cdrom would
break apt-cdrom on those systems, unless there is some process to convert
them on upgrade.

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Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 18:20:00 -0200
From: Otavio Salvador <email address hidden>
To: Matt Zimmerman <email address hidden>
Cc: <email address hidden>, martin f krafft <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: Bug#282344: apt-cdrom: please change default CD-ROM mountpoint

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mz> On Tue, Dec 28, 2004 at 10:27:28AM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:
>> also sprach Matt Zimmerman <email address hidden> [2004.12.28.0350 +0100]:
>> > Until a symlink is provided for backward compatibility (/media/cdrom ->
>> > /cdrom), this would break working systems.
>>
>> ... this does not prevent you from changing to use /media/cdrom.
>> I purposely removed the /cdrom symlink to find problematic packages
>> which still use it.

mz> There are a large number of installed systems which use /cdrom in
mz> /etc/fstab. Changing apt-cdrom's default mount point to /media/cdrom would
mz> break apt-cdrom on those systems, unless there is some process to convert
mz> them on upgrade.

But this kinda of upgrade process probably broke the policy since you
will need change /etc/fstab directly.

Another option is provide a symbolic link to old place and then
providing backward compatibility.

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also sprach Matt Zimmerman <email address hidden> [2004.12.28.1837 +0100]:
> There are a large number of installed systems which use /cdrom in
> /etc/fstab. Changing apt-cdrom's default mount point to
> /media/cdrom would break apt-cdrom on those systems, unless there
> is some process to convert them on upgrade.

Can apt-cdrom check if /media/cdrom exists, and use /cdrom
otherwise?

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From: Matt Zimmerman <email address hidden>
To: martin f krafft <email address hidden>
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Subject: Re: Bug#282344: apt-cdrom: please change default CD-ROM mountpoint

On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 01:22:54AM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:

> also sprach Matt Zimmerman <email address hidden> [2004.12.28.1837 +0100]:
> > There are a large number of installed systems which use /cdrom in
> > /etc/fstab. Changing apt-cdrom's default mount point to
> > /media/cdrom would break apt-cdrom on those systems, unless there
> > is some process to convert them on upgrade.
>
> Can apt-cdrom check if /media/cdrom exists, and use /cdrom
> otherwise?

Not exactly; it would need to parse /etc/fstab to know which one to use.

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also sprach Matt Zimmerman <email address hidden> [2005.02.09.0140 +0100]:
> Not exactly; it would need to parse /etc/fstab to know which one to use.

True, although I wonder how many systems have a /media/cdrom
directory and continue to use /cdrom.

Anyway, parsing /etc/fstab should not be that hard, no?

if grep -q '[[:space:]]/media/cdrom' /etc/fstab; then
  if grep -q '[[:space:]]/cdrom' /etc/fstab; then
    # use /cdrom
  else
    # use /media/cdrom
  fi
else
  # use /cdrom
fi

This is conservative...

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Subject: Re: Bug#282344: apt-cdrom: please change default CD-ROM mountpoint

On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 01:55:37AM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:

> also sprach Matt Zimmerman <email address hidden> [2005.02.09.0140 +0100]:
> > Not exactly; it would need to parse /etc/fstab to know which one to use.
>
> True, although I wonder how many systems have a /media/cdrom
> directory and continue to use /cdrom.

/media/cdrom will be created on upgrade, while /etc/fstab is unchanged, no?

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also sprach Matt Zimmerman <email address hidden> [2005.02.09.0205 +0100]:
> /media/cdrom will be created on upgrade, while /etc/fstab is
> unchanged, no?

I would not know by whom:

% dpkg -S /media/cdrom
dpkg: /media/cdrom not found.
% grep /media/cdrom /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.*inst || echo none
none

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When in debian users will be able to use apt with cdrom media without
changing config files manually. It's so hard to use fstab parsing code,
posted by martin f krafft <email address hidden> ?

[Lakin Wecker (lakin)]

I can still confirm this is still a problem on a breezy system, with a default install. See the attached, screenshot. (Note, although the screenshot mentions a dapper disk, this is in fact a breezy install, the dapper cdrom just happend to be closer when testing this)

It would be great if synaptic/apt-get could get the actual name of the drive similar to the way that nautilus-burner does it. Then people could identify their drives by brandname/model rather than by symlink names.

[Lakin Wecker (lakin)]

Example of the dialog that apt shows when using a CDROM source to upgrade a package.

[Lakin Wecker (lakin)]

Confirming the status of this bug.

[Nickybatts (nickybatts)]

Techinically this bug should be closed since 4.10 is no longer supported.

[Nickybatts (nickybatts)]

Warty is no longer supported. If this bug persists please do not hesitate to resubmit it.

[Dennis Kaarsemaker (dennis)]

 status Confirmed

It has been confirmed on Breezy

[Benjamín Valero Espinosa (benjavalero)]

I had this bug in Breezy and it still happens in Dapper.

My case: I have a CD-ROM unit (master) and a DVD unit (slave). As the CD unit is the fastest, I installed Ubuntu by that unit. Afterwards, when I try to add a DVD with packages, I insert it but "apt" just looks in the /cdrom point.

Why can't it look in all the possible CD drives?

I solve it installing from my DVD drive or mounting the DVD in the /cdrom point, but I suppose it shouldn't be very difficult to solve, although if it comes from Warty...

[Marco Rodrigues (gothicx)]

At edgy and feisty it has /cdrom symlink at /

This bug should be "fix released" ?

[Marco da Silva (igama)]

Its looks fixed:

igama@marte:~$ apt-cdrom ident
Utilizando o ponto de montagem do CD-ROM /cdrom/ - (mounting point)
A montar o CD-ROM - (mounting CD-ROM)
A identificar.. [b0eec9ebb2f73cb755ea5ff17b89a5e4-2]
Label Guardada: Ubuntu 7.04 _Feisty Fawn_ - Release i386 (20070415)

[Brian Ealdwine (eode)]

This seems to be ok here, too. Setting to "fix released" for Ubuntu. Re-open if necessary.

[Mantas Kriaučiūnas (mantas)]

This bug isn't fixed - apt-cdrom still searches for CD/DVD drive in /cdrom folder instead of looking in real CD/DVD or other removable media mount folder