Re: how to install package using apt-get in folder other than /usr
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 9:36 PM, Kruti <kruti.shah26@gmail.com> wrote:
> i mean when you do apt-get install <package>, 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 i do...thnks
Sounds like you emailed the wrong list (debian-user would be more
appropriate). Anyway, the answer is to manually extract the files, put
them where you want them and hope that works. Neil's email says how to
do that.
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pabs
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