Re: Apt-get install to alternate directory

2006-12-28 Thread Ottavio Caruso
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

Re: Apt-get install to alternate directory

2006-12-27 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Wed, Dec 27, 2006 at 02:48:55PM -0500, George Hein wrote: > you could also chroot into > >/target and run apt from inside the chroot. > > > I tried the chroot apt-get and it does work partially. > Some updates appear to run, but others, especially the kernel and > initrd.img fail to start/com

Re: Apt-get install to alternate directory

2006-12-27 Thread George Hein
you could also chroot into /target and run apt from inside the chroot. I tried the chroot apt-get and it does work partially. Some updates appear to run, but others, especially the kernel and initrd.img fail to start/complete. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject o

Re: Apt-get install to alternate directory

2006-12-27 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
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? > you can use dpkg -x (I think, might be -X) to unpack the

Re: Apt-get install to alternate directory

2006-12-27 Thread Steve Kemp
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

Apt-get install to alternate directory

2006-12-27 Thread Ottavio Caruso
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? Thank you Ottavio -- Ottavio Caruso I will not purchase any computing equipment from manufacturers that recommend Windows Vi