Chris Burkhardt wrote: > H.S. wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I wanted to try out OOo 3.0.1 on Debian Lenny. From this web page: >> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Administration_Guide/Linux >> >> looks like all I have to do is: >> $> dpkg -i *.deb >> >> to the downloaded deb file to get the installation in /opt. >> >> Now, the web page also says that to change the location of the >> installation, I need to use "--instdir" (there is a typo on that web >> page though). So, I think I need to use: >> $> dpkg -i --installdir=/usr/local/opt *.deb > > Yes, I think that is correct. > >> to get the installation in /usr/local/opt. Or am I supposed to use >> --instdir=/usr/local ? >> >> The downloaded deb files all contain files starting with "./opt/" in >> their contents. Example: >> $> dpkg -c openoffice.org3-writer_3.0.1-15_i386.deb >> drwxrwxr-x root/root 0 2009-01-09 09:40 ./ >> drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2009-01-09 09:40 ./opt/ >> drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2009-01-09 09:40 ./opt/openoffice.org3/ >> drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2009-01-09 09:40 ./opt/openoffice.org3/program/ >> -r-xr-xr-x root/root 63 2009-01-09 09:40 >> ./opt/openoffice.org3/program/swriter > > I've never used the --installdir directive, but my interpretation of the > man page is that you should set it to /usr/local (by default it is set > to /). That will then cause dpkg to install everything in > /usr/local/opt/ like you want. > >> Also, man page of dpkg mentions "--root" option. What is the difference >> between "--instdir" and "--root"? Is "--root" set to "." in the debs >> of OOo that I listed above? > > --root changes both --installdir and --admindir. You don't want to do > that. > >>From man dpkg: > > --admindir=dir > Change default administrative directory, which contains > many files that give information about status of installed or > uninstalled packages, etc. (Defaults to /var/lib/dpkg) > > --instdir=dir > Change default installation directory which refers to the > directory where packages are to be installed. instdir is also the > directory passed to chroot(2) before running packages installation > scripts, which means that the scripts see instdir as a root directory. > (Defaults to /) > > --root=dir > Changing root changes instdir to dir and admindir to dir/var/lib/dpkg. > > - Chris B > >
Thanks, your message clarified the few doubts I had about these dpkg options. Warm regards. -- Please reply to this list only. I read this list on its corresponding newsgroup on gmane.org. Replies sent to my email address are just filtered to a folder in my mailbox and get periodically deleted without ever having been read. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
