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> The inability to install multiple versions is probably the only serious problem with the dpkg model.

Also can't install to separate disks.



That's unlikely. Worst case: examine where the package will put its files, and prep your system with symbolic links to directories residing on a file system on the other disk(s).

But that raises the question: why are your file systems sensitive to disk drives? Use a layer (or more) of indirection through LVM and RAID so to make the drive placement opaque and robust.


> why are your file systems sensitive to disk drives?

A couple of systems I have at home have a 16GB primary disk, so it is useful to be able to put things on an external disk. I have yet to see any package manager that can actually handle that.

> Use a layer (or more) of indirection through LVM and RAID...

Yeah, that's a great idea, just introduce more complication and abstraction to make up for a shortcoming in how Linux developers think about applications.

Or, just have your programs be self contained in a single file or folder and put them wherever it makes sense.




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