Re: [gentoo-user] Package installation question

[brett holcomb]

Let emerge take care of that.  For example emerge 
MozillaFirebird downloads and installs the app and takse 
care of file handling and install the apps so anyone can 
use them.  I'm not sure why you want user to install them 
- once they are installed anyone can use them - however, 
portage has the ability to let users who are members of 
the portage group install programs.

For OpenOffice you install as root with the net option, 
then each user runs setup to setup things pertanant to 
him.

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 22:23:07 +0800
 Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi all folks,

I just completed installing Gentoo 1.4  Now its is 
running.  My next step will be installing packages such 
as browser, email software, OpenOffice, etc.

Where will be the preferrable folder/directory to untar 
the tarballs.  Is it

# tar -jxvf  /usr/portage/packages/All/package.tbz2  -C 
/usr/local/   ???

so that both ROOT and USER can install/setup/run them 
without problem

Kindly advise.  Thanks in advance.

B.R.
Stephen Liu
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