Is it possible to install packages with pacman to other drive?

Carrot8 · 2021-05-05 11:18:21

Can i do like pacman --target /usr/media/user/good-partition/ -S good-package? And then add /usr/media/user/good-partition/ to PATH.

Hopefully i explained it good enough.

eschwartz · 2021-05-05 11:22:33

No. Linux does not use relocatable frameworks/applications like Windows does, you cannot just install things to arbitrary paths.

Why do you even want this?

Carrot8 · 2021-05-05 11:39:01

eschwartz wrote:

No. Linux does not use relocatable frameworks/applications like Windows does, you cannot just install things to arbitrary paths.
Why do you even want this?

Thank you for fast reply!
Because i have 120gb ssd and 2tb hardrive and i want to install black arch packages which need much storage to my hardrive.

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eschwartz · 2021-05-05 11:42:38

Which blackarch packages need so much space? Do they install a specific directory that contains most of the large files?

It is common for people to partition their system and mount e.g. /var or /home to different drives with more space. You could mount a bigger drive to one specific directory that needs it.

You can also use bind mounts to mount a directory instead of a drive, e.g. /usr/media/user/good-partition/blackarch-extra-space to /usr/share/bighugeapp/

Carrot8 · 2021-05-05 11:48:50

eschwartz wrote:

Which blackarch packages need so much space? Do they install a specific directory that contains most of the large files?
It is common for people to partition their system and mount e.g. /var or /home to different drives with more space. You could mount a bigger drive to one specific directory that needs it.
You can also use bind mounts to mount a directory instead of a drive, e.g. /usr/media/user/good-partition/blackarch-extra-space to /usr/share/bighugeapp/

Idk it has 2670 packages.

Yeah i know.

I maybe try bind mounting, but how do i tell pacman to install it there?

Lone_Wolf · 2021-05-05 12:29:27

I maybe try bind mounting, but how do i tell pacman to install it there?

You don't .
pacman will install to /usr/share/bighugeapp/ , the bind mount will ensure the files / folders under that are put in your desired place.

Check https://unix.stackexchange.com/question … bind-mount for an explanation

Carrot8 · 2021-05-05 12:46:57

Okay thx i will try it!
I'm just thinking that blackarch is group and i don't know how it install like in many folders or just one?

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Is it possible to install packages with pacman to other drive?

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