On Wed, 2005-12-28 at 17:43, John Summerfied wrote:
> >> /bin, /sbin and /lib are for
> >>single user base system commands and their required libraries.
> >
> >
> > In case no one has mentioned it yet, these are the things
> > that may be needed before /usr is mounted, given that /usr
> > can be a separate partition.
> More to the point, on another machine. And/or shared with other systems.
Regardless, the big issue is that all the tools needed for booting
and mounting it must be in root partition - and in the shared
case that means bringing up the network too.
> > And more to the point, where third-party RPMs fit into
> > the picture. In RedHat-land they are almost always made
> > to fit into the vendor-provided scheme, clobbering system
> > files if there is a conflict. Sometimes that's what you
>
> Never clobbering vendor-provided files unless, you the system
> administrator, make them do so.
I'm not sure I understand. How do you install updated or
modified libraries from a third-party yum repository without
clobbering the system files?
> And it's perfectly possible to make
> relocatable rpms that will install almost anywhere.
Where do you find them?
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Les Mikesell
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