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can't install updates. ask for install disk 8.04.1. when I do this still get error msg

Asked by John hunziker

When I try and install updates I keep getting an error msg asking that In insert the cd for hardy Heron ver 8.04.1 amd64 20087. when I do this , and the cd is installed on the desk top nothing happens. I still get the error msg. Everything else works fine. Starting earlier versions gives same error.

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Ian Ace (iaculallad) said : 		#1

Administration->Software Sources, untick the checkbox w/c with words like "install from CD/DVD drive". Click on Close and choose Reload on the next window that pops-up. You could now do your regular update once the reload process is finish.

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John hunziker (j-hunziker) said : 		#2

tried but didn't work. first error msg is to install cd in drive. two choices ok or cancel. cancel brings me back to original update install window. Clicking OK gives me error msg saying couldn't fetch cd (even if i did or didn't install cd. I'm into some dort of circular argument.

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jeep (lalindho) said : 		#3

Thanks Ian, I had similar problem on 9.10 and that helped.

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zvacet (ivicakolic) said : 		#4

@ John hunziker

See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu or you can edit your source list with

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

and make line referring to CD-rom look like this

#"deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 8.04 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386

Sop you will just put # sign if it is not in front of that line.Save file and close.In terminal type

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

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