On Tue, 11 Jun 2002, Brian Ashe wrote:
> Paul Thomas, > > On Tuesday June 11, 2002 04:13, you said something about: > > Hi, > > > > I made a directory called 'work'. In it I put an rpm package. I > > would like to unpack this package and install itself with directory > > tree in a subdirectory of the 'work' directory. I don't want rpm > > to install the package in the system itself. I just want to be > > able to inspect a few things first. > > I'm not sure what you hope to accomplish by this. Read again my original text above, in particular, the part where I say "I just want to be able to inspect a few things first." > If you are trying to "install to run" just not in the normal place, this > could (depending on the package) cause you more grief then it is worth. A > simple "rpm -e <package>" works quite well. According to the manual and man page, "rpm -e <package>" is for uninstalling. If I do that, I will uninstall installed and working packages, no? You don't seem to understand that I don't want to disturb a running system. > Of course you may have a special need to do this, at which point you are Yes I do, I do have a special need to do this, see my above comment again. Thanks, --Paul -- William J. Broad: "The crux... is that the vast majority of the mass of the universe seems to be missing." _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
