Re: A freak (but not so freak) idea: User space apt-get install
On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 02:50:14PM -0800, Number Six wrote:
> > ``dpkg --root=`pwd` --force-non-root -i *.deb''
>
> In what ways is this different from "dpkg -x foo.deb ." ? As
> non-root, one would think no package state is modified.
The former allows you to keep a running package database with which you
can remove, purge, and configure packages.
Obviously, you'll want to update your local shell environment to include
LD_LIBRARY_PATH, MANPATH, PATH, etc. variables to the correct locations.
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Chad Walstrom <chewie@wookimus.net> http://www.wookimus.net/
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