On Mon, 2008-09-29 at 06:36 -0700, Kruti wrote: > i mean when you do apt-get install <package>, all the files of the package > are installed in /usr.for eg: packge binary in /usr/bin. > but if i want the package n all its files to be installed in a directory > other than /usr for eg in XYZ directory thn what should i do...thnks
The package determines the directories, it is not up to you to change it unless it is your package (and changes must be compliant with Policy) - at which point you have to rebuild the package and set the new directories for use by all users. e.g. dpkg-cross repackages -dev and lib* packages to change files in /usr/lib/ into files going into /usr/arm-linux-gnu/lib and /usr/include files into /usr/arm-linux-gnu/include. Multiarch does a similar thing for 32bit|64bit permutations - again by changing the way that the package is BUILT. Once built, the directories cannot be altered by apt. Use dpkg-deb -x for tests and experimentation, use a chroot to isolate the installation from the rest of the system. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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