In article <87br1pt44b.fsf@phun.phasmic.org>, Neil Woods
<cnw+usenet@pobox.com> writes
>>>>>> Chris writes:
>
>> I read the apt-howto and got netselect-apt working.
>> I haven't yet installed the file it came up with - because I don't want
>> to lose the reference to the DVD and the security repository - and so
>> I'm thinking of adding its suggestions to the list in Synaptic.
>> Would it be better NOT to have the DVD listed - in case files from the
>> web are more up-to-date?

>You might as well keep the reference to the DVD. Any updates will
>override the ones on the DVD in any case, and it's useful (and much
>faster) to be able to install new packages directly from the DVD should
>you so wish.

Thanks, Neil. That's all done and working perfectly. I added the
repositories in Synaptic. Very straightforward.
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Chris