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<p>Copy from old, had no category, placed in Information</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Category:Information]]<br /> Relocatable packages are created such that the user can choose to install the package in a different installation location than the default (usually '''/''').<br /> <br /> All Slackware packages are technically relocatable, since [[pkgtools]] can install packages in a different installation root directory if the ROOT environment variable is set to another directory, regardless of whether the package was specifically designed to be relocatable. <br /> <br /> In practice, however, few packages are built with relocatability in mind, and installing them in any other installation root directory other than '''/''' will probably cause path related problems.<br /> <br /> ==Why Relocate?==<br /> <br /> Installing into a different installation location other than '''/''' is useful in such cases as:<br /> <br /> * Installing multiple versions of a program<br /> * Installation by a normal (non-root) user in a user, non-system directory<br /> * Trying out new software<br /> ** Installing a new version of a package without removing (or overwriting) the older version of the package at any time<br /> ** Testing the new package<br /> *** Possible approach: install as a normal user, test, and then install as root into system-wide areas.<br /> <br /> Relocatable packages allow for more flexibility, and depending on the program to be packaged, may only require minimal additional effort to create.</div>

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