---
name: "apt-setup"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "base-config"
version: "2.53.10.3"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/apt-setup"
---

# apt-setup(8)

add apt download sources

## NAME

apt-setup - add apt download sources

## SYNOPSIS

**apt-setup \[probe\] \[-N\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**apt-setup** is an interactive program that simplifies adding sources to apt's sources.list. It knows about all the major debian mirrors and can help you select one. It can even use  [**apt-cdrom**(8)](/apt-cdrom/8.md) to scan CDs.

## OPTIONS

- *probe*

  By default no probing of CDs is done. Passing "probe" as the first argument to this program will make it probe for a CD in the drive on startup and add it to sources.list. This is useful on initial debian installs, to minimize interaction with the user.

- *-N*

  This parameter allows apt-setup to run in noninteractive mode if its debconf questions have been preseeded.

## AUTHOR

Joey Hess \<joey@kitenet.net\>