TLDR: try rebuilding the iso downgrading the four packages /pool/main/a/apt/*.deb to 1.6~alpha 5?
Note: I pasted the info backwards...it's 1.6~alpha 5 that's the good version.
As a test...I tried manually downgrading apt*.deb on-the fly:
I created a virtual machine with a second (empty) cdrom drive. Once I got the missing kernel:
I switch to alternate terminal..
chroot /target
"apt-cdrom add" gives same error...
Mounted the GOOD 20180131 iso into the vm as the second cdrom.
mkdir /blah
mount /dev/sr1 /blah
cd /blah/pool/main/a/apt
dpkg -i *.deb
cd /
umount /blah
i.e. force load previous apt and apt-cdrom packages.
apt-cdrom
This no longer gives the error.
Just as a test...
cd /media/cdrom/pool/main/a/apt <-- original bad cdrom
dpkg -i *.deb
i.e. force load bad apt/apt-cdrom packages from latest 20180216
apt-cdrom
This gives the stat no such file or directory error.
So...downgrading the four packages /pool/main/a/apt/*.deb should work around the issue?
TLDR: try rebuilding the iso downgrading the four packages /pool/main/ a/apt/* .deb to 1.6~alpha 5?
Note: I pasted the info backwards...it's 1.6~alpha 5 that's the good version.
As a test...I tried manually downgrading apt*.deb on-the fly:
I created a virtual machine with a second (empty) cdrom drive. Once I got the missing kernel:
I switch to alternate terminal..
chroot /target
"apt-cdrom add" gives same error...
Mounted the GOOD 20180131 iso into the vm as the second cdrom. main/a/ apt
mkdir /blah
mount /dev/sr1 /blah
cd /blah/pool/
dpkg -i *.deb
cd /
umount /blah
i.e. force load previous apt and apt-cdrom packages.
apt-cdrom
This no longer gives the error.
Just as a test...
cd /media/ cdrom/pool/ main/a/ apt <-- original bad cdrom
dpkg -i *.deb
i.e. force load bad apt/apt-cdrom packages from latest 20180216
apt-cdrom
This gives the stat no such file or directory error.
So...downgrading the four packages /pool/main/ a/apt/* .deb should work around the issue?