Re: [OT] Re: how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-30 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 06:32:01AM +0530, Kapil Hari Paranjape a écrit : > Hello, > > On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:19:27 +0900 Charles Plessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > whereas one of the goals of letting the user installing packages in his > > home directory is to not bother the admins. > > In tha

Re: [OT] Re: how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-30 Thread Kapil Hari Paranjape
Hello, On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:19:27 +0900 Charles Plessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > whereas one of the goals of letting the user installing packages in his > home directory is to not bother the admins. In that case, use fakechroot, it may be enough for you. Alternatively use qemu or user-mode-

Re: [OT] Re: how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-30 Thread Neil Williams
On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:19:27 +0900 Charles Plessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the idea looks intersting, but in the end the consequence is that the > administrators have to learn one more tool, that looks very complex, Any admin who does not understand 'chroot' should not be an admin. Anyway, w

Re: [OT] Re: how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-30 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 11:15:55PM +0100, Neil Williams a écrit : > Charles Plessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Installing Debian packages without administrator privileges and without > > messing with other users works. > > chroot > > That is very close to the definitive purpose of using a

Re: [OT] Re: how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-29 Thread Neil Williams
On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:06:10 +0900 Charles Plessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Le Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 03:49:01PM +0100, Neil Williams a écrit : > > > > > and that if foobar depends on bazbaz, then with an appropriate apt-get > > > command, bazbaz can be installed in the same prefix. > > > > For

[OT] Re: how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-29 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 03:49:01PM +0100, Neil Williams a écrit : > > > and that if foobar depends on bazbaz, then with an appropriate apt-get > > command, bazbaz can be installed in the same prefix. > > For what purpose? Installing Debian packages without administrator privileges and without me