Cannot install ubuntu-desktop

[drinkleadsoup]

I am trying to install ubuntu-desktop through the synaptic or terminal.

Through synaptic, I get a window that says,


please insert the disc labeled
'Ubuntu 10.04 _Lucid Lynx_ - Alpha i386 (20100223.2)'


In the terminal, I get,


Media change: please insert the disc labeled
'Ubuntu 10.04 _Lucid Lynx_ - Alpha i386 (20100223.2)'
in the drive '/cdrom/' and press enter



I have tried mounting the lucid iso to my /media/cdrom.

My optical drive does not work.

Any other ideas???

[drpjkurian]

Hi
Burn the .iso image to CD and then try.

[Dayofswords]

is the cd turned on in your software sources?

[drinkleadsoup]

my optical drive no longer works.

I am looking for a workaround to make it possible to install the ubuntu-desktop.

I deleted ubuntu-desktop because of this:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1444672

Now, I cannot reinstall it.

[aysiu]

How about installing it over the internet instead of off a CD?

[kio_http]

WARNING:
You are using a pre-release version of Ubuntu, please upgrade to the final one.

[3rdalbum]

Go to System > Administration > Software Sources

Toward the bottom of the window there's an entry for your CD. Uncheck it.

Click Close and you'll be asked if you want to reload the package list - you do. Now you can install ubuntu-desktop again from the Internet.

[drinkleadsoup]

3rdalbum is the smartest person in the room.

[Dayofswords]

3rdalbum is the smartest person in the room.

kinda what i meant in my post =p
i was too lazy to type out the whole thing i meant lol

[PJW9779]

Sure, but how when you're doing a fresh install on a bare machine?