Hi Jim Pick; unless Mutt is confused, you wrote: > > "Damir J. Naden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > b)alternatively, can I, temporary, make a link for /tmp to point to > > /usr/local/tmp and so trick the system long enough to install the so5 in my > > /home partition? Are there any side effects I should be aware of ( I am > > planning on getting back to regular /tmp right after)? > > Yep, you can put your /tmp on another partition and symlink it without > side-effects. Make sure you use the same permissions. > > Cheers, > > - Jim >
Thank you and other debian user who answered my post. I have symlinked /tmp to /usr/local/tmp ans SO5 installed without a hitch. Then I just reverted back by removing link and mkdir /tmp (always keeping the same permissions as per your suggestion). Again, thanks damir
