On 22 April 2010 15:40, Kwan Lowe <kwan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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". Ah! I think I understand it now. I was confusing between changing the install root and relocating a package with --prefix to rpm. Thanks a lot. :) -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- 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
