Re: Simplifying package installation.

["Jeffrey W. Bizzaro" <jeff theopenlab uml edu>]

Miguel de Icaza wrote:
> 
> Perhaps, but this still does not address the you need root to install.

Won't this work?

    rpm --dbpath <dir> --root <dir> <package>

> Yes, a personal system for installing packages would be good, but then
> again, rpm is only available on some systems.

I would bet RPM is easier to port to various UNIXes than GNOME is ;-)


Cheers.
Jeff