Question
sudo apt-get install -y python-pip: Media change: please insert the disc labeled
- Posted on January 19, 2015
- Python
Asked by Mohan Pawar
At the time of installation ,
sudo apt-get install -y python-pip
this error is occured. I have seen the solution on askubuntu that just comment out the single line as shown in below the problem. Please anybody know about it ? Thanks in advance.
Media change: please insert the disc labeled 'Ubuntu 14.04 LTS _Trusty Tahr_ - Release amd64 (20140417)' in the drive '/media/cdrom/' and press enter
Solution on askubuntu The issue is fairly simple, you have the CDROM entry in your /etc/apt/sources.list. Just remove/comment out the line, and you will be fine:
sudo sed -i '/cdrom/d' /etc/apt/sources.list
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Heya,
The error message you’re seeing is because your package manager (apt) is configured to look for packages on a CD-ROM disc, which was a common distribution method for Linux distributions, including Ubuntu.
The solution provided on askubuntu is correct. The command given will comment out (i.e., disable) any lines in the
/etc/apt/sources.listfile that mention ‘cdrom’, which are the ones causing apt to look for a CD-ROM.Here’s a more detailed description of what to do:
Open a terminal.
Type in the following command:
and press enter.
This command works as follows:
sudo: Run the command as the root user. You need root permissions to edit thesources.listfile.sed: This is a stream editor for filtering and transforming text.-i: This option tosedmakes it edit files in-place (i.e. it changes the actual file).'/cdrom/d': This is thesedcommand that gets run on the file. It says “delete any line that contains ‘cdrom’”./etc/apt/sources.list: This is the file thatsedwill edit. This file contains the list of places apt will look for packages.After running this command, your system will no longer look for packages on a CD-ROM, and you should be able to run the
apt-get installcommand without seeing that error message.Remember to run
sudo apt-get updateto update your package lists after making this change.The thread on askubuntu was correct. You need to comment out the CDROM line(s) in your /etc/apt/sources.list and then run an
apt-get update