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

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

2008-09-29 Thread George Danchev
On Monday 29 September 2008 15:55:55 Charles Plessy wrote: Hello, > Le Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 02:46:00PM +0100, Neil Williams a écrit : > > On Mon, 2008-09-29 at 06:36 -0700, Kruti wrote: > > > i mean when you do apt-get install , all the files of the > > > package are installed in /usr.for eg: pa

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

2008-09-29 Thread Neil Williams
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:55:55 +0900 Charles Plessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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) - > > Hi Neil, > > I guess that Kruti meant that if a foobar package

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

2008-09-29 Thread Kapil Hari Paranjape
Hello, On Mon, 29 Sep 2008, Kruti wrote: > Can someone help me regarding how to install a package in any user defined > folder other than /usr using apt-get? If you just want to examine the contents of the .deb package then you can download the package (e.g. "aptitude download pkgname") and unpac

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 02:46:00PM +0100, Neil Williams a écrit : > On Mon, 2008-09-29 at 06:36 -0700, Kruti wrote: > > i mean when you do apt-get install , 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

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

2008-09-29 Thread Mauro Lizaur
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008, Kruti wrote: > > i mean when you do apt-get install , 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

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

2008-09-29 Thread Neil Williams
On Mon, 2008-09-29 at 06:36 -0700, Kruti wrote: > i mean when you do apt-get install , 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 wh

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

2008-09-29 Thread Paul Wise
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 9:36 PM, Kruti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i mean when you do apt-get install , 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 X

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

2008-09-29 Thread Kruti
ation > so it can be answered correctly? > > -- > bye, > pabs > > http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >

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

2008-09-29 Thread Paul Wise
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 8:45 PM, Kruti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can someone help me regarding how to install a package in any user defined > folder other than /usr using apt-get? Your question lacks detail, can you please give some more infomation so it can be answered correctly? -- bye, pa

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

2008-09-29 Thread Neil Williams
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:45:20 -0700 (PDT) Kruti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi.. > Can someone help me regarding how to install a package in any user defined > folder other than /usr using apt-get? Not using apt, using dpkg-deb -x. -x, --extract archive directory Extracts

how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr

2008-09-29 Thread Kruti
Hi.. Can someone help me regarding how to install a package in any user defined folder other than /usr using apt-get? Thanks for the help -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/how-to-install-package-using-apt-get-in-folder-other-than--usr-tp19723203p19723203.html Sent from