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RPM/YUM - Moving unixroot tree away from the root directory

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Martin Iturbide:
Hi.

Even that I posted long time ago my dislike for RPM/YUM I'm using it now because it is more simple to find the dependencies of a package when you use it.

My dislike is for the FHS thar Linux uses - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard. But since I can not fight that , I only ask for the next RPM/YUM to allow the user to install it on any folder and not in the root of the drive.

I had moved all the "linux styled FHS" directories/files to C:\Programs\FHS\ and all the pointers in the config.sys and it works without any problems. So I'm hoping that next versions allows the user to install RPM/YUM on the path that he desires.

Regards

Silvan Scherrer:

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I had moved all the "linux styled FHS" directories/files to C:\Programs\FHS\ and all the pointers in the config.sys and it works without any problems. So I'm hoping that next versions allows the user to install RPM/YUM on the path that he desires.


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This will not happen in the near future, as stated here http://trac.netlabs.org/rpm/ticket/95

Martin Iturbide:
Maybe I'm the only one with request this (Moving unixroot tree away from the root directory) and that had experimented with it.
If someone also agreeds with this request, please let me know.

Regards

Doug Bissett:

--- Quote ---If someone also agreeds with this request, please let me know.
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I fail to see the point in even thinking about that. Who cares where it is, as long as it works (and it does seem to work, as long as the user cleans up the rest of the mess that is left behind when the conversion is done, and as long as YUM doesn't mess it up, which happens far too often <although it has been better recently>).   

Currently, the user has a choice to put it on the boot drive, or put it on another drive. My personal choice is to put it on another drive, and I share it between boot systems. The main advantages are that one update updates both systems, updates can be done from either system, and a new install doesn't wipe it out, it just picks up where you left off. Of course, all of that depends on the user cleaning up what gets left behind by other install methods. The main disadvantage (that I know about) happens when the host drive needs to have CHKDSK run standalone. Having a bootAble partition looks after that problem, but it can also be done using an eCS install CD.

Don't get me wrong, I am very much against the whole thing, as it exists, but it looks like we need to suck it up, and live with it, or do the work to work around it (which is proving to be very complicated).

Martin Iturbide:
Doug, it is all over again, your "negativism" disguised as a "reality check".

The thing is that "IT WORKS" you can move tree away from the root directory and "IT WORKS" !!!!
We don't need million of people testing it, we just need a small team for that.

Sometimes it is very hard to have an opinon or idea because when things are too dificult, there are complains that it is imposible. When things are easy, there are compalins that is a "potential problem" and at the end nobody whats to do anything.

Sorry guys to rant about it, but that is the way that I see it.

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