[ALUG] Can one force apt-get to download rather than use CD?

[keith.jamieson at bt.com]

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[mailto:main-bounces at lists.alug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Chris G
>Sent: 22 April 2008 21:42
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>Subject: [ALUG] Can one force apt-get to download rather than use CD?
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>I'm finding my way slowly with Ubuntu Server, now I have a minor
problem with apt-get.  It wants me to put the Ubuntu Server CD into the
machine which,since it's in the garage, is a bit of a pain.
>
>Can I force it *not* to use the CD but to always got to the internet to
download packages I want to install?  If so, how?

I had this problem and put the ISO onto the machine and told it to use
the ISO via (IIRC) the command line option on apt-get.

Keith