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[Francesco Scaglioni <fgs@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

> The Friday 2007-05-18 at 13:42 +0100, Francesco Scaglioni wrote:
> 
> > I have free space under /usr/local (separate partition).  Is
> > it possible to copy /usr/lib and /usr/lib across to
> > /usr/local and then symlink them back on a live system
> > without breaking it?
> 
> Er...
> 
> You should not move files somewhere under /usr to the 
> corresponding somewhere under /usr/local; ie, not to places under 
> "/usr/local" that the systems searchs for programs and files, because 
> those files are probably compiled to be installed under /usr. Maybe I'm 
> confusing you.
> 
> However, you can move, for instance:
> 
> /usr/lib   mv -->  /usr/local/normal_usr/lib
> 
> and then, symlink "/usr/lib --> /usr/local/normal_usr/lib"

I created /usr/local/contains_usr_share
Moved /usr/share to usr/local/contains_usr_share/share
Linked usr/local/contains_usr_share/share back to /usr/
Did a test re-boot and all is well.

Now have another gig free under / ( audacity wants plenty of
space in tmp for a particular job )

Thanks all

F

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