[H-GEN] Installing Binary RPMs as non-root user

[Joe Skilton]

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Raymond Smith" <raymond at humbug.org.au>

> Is there anyway for a non-root user to install RPMs into a
> directory hierarchy that they own? Failing that, does anyone
> have pointers on the best method to deconstruct an RPM so I
> can try to install its contents as a non-root user?

Not sure about the first question(I have a pet hate for RPM'S), but I do use
a program called rpm2tgz on my Gentoo system that I use regularly to
deconstruct RPM's(it turns them to a .tgz, if you hadn't guessed), I'm not
sure whether it's available elsewhere or if the Gentoo team wrote it but
knowing it exists might help you.

Cheers,
    Joe




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