[foxboro] Extract packages using pkgadd without filling up the small /var partition

Hi,

To avoid the problem of filling up the small /var partition, you can extract
the packages under another directory (a spool directory).
The default and easy way for small package installation is :
>> pkgadd -d <packagename>   # This command uses /var for extraction

The safer way is :
1. First rename the downloaded package to its real <REALPACKAGE>.pkg name
   You obtain the real package name by starting : pkgadd -d <downloadFile>
   Copy this new file under the /opt directory (e.g.: /opt/packages)
2. Execute the following :
>> cd /opt/packages
>> pkgadd -s . -d <REALPACKAGE>.pkg <REALPACKAGE>
>> pkgadd -d . <REALPACKAGE>
>> rm -r <REALPACKAGE>

A good setup is to put these code into a script (eg:
/usr/local/bin/mypkgadd)

Greetings from an Open Source lover,
Lieven Taleman
Sr. Software developer
B.V.B.A. TALSOFT - Belgium
Email : lieven.taleman@xxxxxxxxxx


 
 
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