To fix the CD being requested as a source for packages over the apt-get repositories:
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list(to get to the source list)
Than remove the lines that begin:
deb cdrom:[……]CTRL+X and than Y to save.
i have had that happen before and it drove me nuts
Yeah, thought I'd post the solution for anyone having a go with Debian!
Couple of post-install quirks that you have to work out on Debian more so than other distros.
i have a debian VM running an ldap server. dont make fun of me, all my vms use it for authentication. not because they have to, but was an interesting side project to do one day and thats where i had the cdrom always had to be used for installing new software. drove me nuts