[SOLVED] Can I Run "slackpkg" For A Mounted Partition?

tb75252 · 08-12-2016, 01:38 PM

I have Slackware 14.2 (64-bit) mounted on /dev/sda1 and the 32-bit one on /dev/sda2.

When I am in /dev/sda1 I would like to run "slackpkg" for /dev/sda2. So when I am in /dev/sda1 I mount /dev/sda2 to /mnt and launch the command. But the utility runs for /dev/sda1.

Is it not possible to run "slackpkg" the way I want to do it?

phenixia2003 · 08-12-2016, 01:48 PM

Hello,

Quote:

Originally Posted by tb75252

I have Slackware 14.2 (64-bit) mounted on /dev/sda1 and the 32-bit one on /dev/sda2.

When I am in /dev/sda1 I would like to run "slackpkg" for /dev/sda2. So when I am in /dev/sda1 I mount /dev/sda2 to /mnt and launch the command. But the utility runs for /dev/sda2.

Is it not possible to run "slackpkg" the way I want to do it?

I guess this is what you want to do :

Code:

ROOT=/mount/point/for/sda2 slackpkg ...

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SeB

tb75252 · 08-12-2016, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phenixia2003

Hello,

I guess this is what you want to do :

Code:

ROOT=/mount/point/for/sda2 slackpkg ...

--
SeB

I'll run the command this evening and see what happens!
Thanks for your help.

STDOUBT · 08-12-2016, 04:19 PM

tb75252, if you are dual-booting between 14.2/64bit and 14.2/32bit on the same hard drive I would not do what phenixia2003 suggested.

You would be better off to chroot to the "/mnt" where you have mounted the other (non-running) OS, and try the update etc. from the chroot.

Quote:

I have Slackware 14.2 (64-bit) mounted on /dev/sda1 and the 32-bit one on /dev/sda2.

Do you mean installed versus mounted?
If so, try this:

Code:

mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
chroot /mnt

then you will be root in the other OS (the 32bit one) where you can then try and run the slackpkg update.
To leave the chroot, simply

Code:

exit

tb75252 · 08-26-2016, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STDOUBT

tb75252, if you are dual-booting between 14.2/64bit and 14.2/32bit on the same hard drive I would not do what phenixia2003 suggested.

You would be better off to chroot to the "/mnt" where you have mounted the other (non-running) OS, and try the update etc. from the chroot.

Do you mean installed versus mounted?
If so, try this:

Code:

mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
chroot /mnt

then you will be root in the other OS (the 32bit one) where you can then try and run the slackpkg update.
To leave the chroot, simply

Code:

exit

It works! Thanks for the help.