Re: Apt-get install to alternate directory
Steve Kemp wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 06:56:08AM -0800, Ottavio Caruso wrote:
> > Suppose I have a have a second hard drive mounted as /target.
> > Is there any way to get apt or aptitude to install the resulting
> > binaries to /target rather than /usr/bin?
>
> Apt doesn't have that kind of ability. However you could take
> the .deb files and unpack to the location of your choice if
> you wished using ar:
>
> http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/116
>
Thank Steve, nice article, I'll give it a try!
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