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I cannot install ROS in Ubuntu 12.10

asked 2013-04-16 13:18:34 -0500

saranya

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updated 2014-04-20 14:09:41 -0500

ngrennan
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I used sudo apt-get install ros-groovy-desktop-full and got Media Change: Please insert the disc labelled
'Ubuntu 12.10 _Quantal Quetzal_ - Release amd64 (20121017.5)' in the drive ‘/media/cdrom/’ and press enter

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answered 2013-04-16 13:29:05 -0500

prasanna.kumar

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updated 2014-01-11 19:52:51 -0500

I think you still have the CD ROM option ticked in your Software Sources:

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If ticked, Ubuntu will install packages from the installation media rather than downloading from the internet.

After un-ticking it, reboot the system and follow the steps given here, that should do.

Update:

Open the sources.list file in /etc/apt folder. Check if the first line that points to CD-ROM is un-commented. If un-commented, comment it and try the apt-get command.