Libranet

[Richard Meeker]

Linux uses a file system hierarchy and different partitions are mounted into
this hierarchy so that they look like directories.  It is possible (and
fairly easy) to install goodies into different partitions if they use
install scripts that are similar to running Setup.exe on a Windows machine;
however, most binaries (RPM, DEB, Slack TGZ) are preconfigured to install
all of the files into certain directories within the file system hierarchy,
and you have very little control over where they go.  If you download source
code and compile it, when you run "make install", the installer puts the
files into preconfigured directories.  The only way to change this with the
source code is to edit the Makefile which for most, is tedious.

Anyway, the short answer, for the most part, is no.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Batson [mailto:rcb at kc.rr.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 4:01 PM
To: Richard Meeker; kclug at kclug.org
Subject: RE: Libranet

At 3:07 PM -0500 4/26/01, Richard Meeker wrote:

>Libranet WAS based on Debian 2.2r2 until just recently.  It is still,
>basically, Debian.  It is as close to Debian as one gets with a
>"Debian-based" distribution - even the install routine is the same.
>Libranet includes a few utilities on the distribution CD for setting up
>sound and the like.  It also includes KDE 2.1.1.  Essentially, it's really
>set up for beginners so that the user doesn't have to use APT to make it
>work the way he wants.  In other words, it's ready to go straight off of
the
>CD.
>
>If you've used Debian in the past, you might find Libranet to be
refreshing.

I've never used Debian or any other Linux Distro before. The closest
I ever came to using any *NIX systems was my use of a shell account
over at SkyNET.

Right now I'm just looking at the various distributions. I was
wondering if I could install the basic Linux OS onto the first
partition and the remaining goodies (like mailer, editors, news
readers) onto a second partition like I had for OS/2?

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