On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 5:44 PM, suvayu ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Just out of curiosity, how would one do that without any of the > package management tools available? Is it with a separate instance of > rpm/yum that is on the rescue disc? But aren't packages like yum and > rpm not relocatable? > > Thanks for any clarifications. Yes, there is a separate installation of rpm/yum on the rescue disks.. With a rescue disk you can use the rpm --root /path/to/fakeroot to install packages. Yum has a similar option with "installroot". -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines