Re: "Local" apt-get?

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Subject: Re: "Local" apt-get?
From: <kynn@panix.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 15:43:51 -0500 (EST)
Message-id: <[🔎] 200502072043.j17Khpp07658@panix3.panix.com>
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 200502071924.00284.alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk> (message from Alan Chandler on Mon, 7 Feb 2005 19:24:00 +0000)
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   On Monday 07 February 2005 18:22, kynn@panix.com wrote:
   > Is there any way to coax apt-get to install packages in $HOME?

   I think it doesn't take much thought to reaslise that would be a no
   no from a security angle.  Or if not, then much would be broken.

I don't understand.  What is inherently insecure about a hypothetical
version of apt-get that would allow for installs in $HOME?  After all,
apt-get would be doing something that I already do "manually".

k

P.S. Thanks for the user-mode-linux tip, and thanks to Jason for his
suggestions too.

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