SOLVED: install star-office5.0 on debian (slink)
Hi Jim Pick; unless Mutt is confused, you wrote:
>
> "Damir J. Naden" <dnaden@inforamp.net> writes:
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> > b)alternatively, can I, temporary, make a link for /tmp to point to
> > /usr/local/tmp and so trick the system long enough to install the so5 in my
> > /home partition? Are there any side effects I should be aware of ( I am
> > planning on getting back to regular /tmp right after)?
>
> Yep, you can put your /tmp on another partition and symlink it without
> side-effects. Make sure you use the same permissions.
>
> Cheers,
>
> - Jim
>
Thank you and other debian user who answered my post. I have symlinked /tmp
to /usr/local/tmp ans SO5 installed without a hitch. Then I just reverted
back by removing link and mkdir /tmp (always keeping the same permissions as
per your suggestion).
Again, thanks
damir
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