Move apps from rootfs to /opt
 

I see that many apps from extras repos are installed directly to the 256 mb rootfs partition.
is it possible to move those apps once installed with the mv command to put them in /opt?

thanks

Re: Move apps from rootfs to /opt
 

I think that's definitely not a good idea because it will very likely break something. That modification should be done in the application package level.

Re: Move apps from rootfs to /opt
 

I thought applications in extras (not extras-testing or extras-deval) should have been optified already.

Re: Move apps from rootfs to /opt
 

so there is simply nothing I can do?
docstogo is in /usr too... and that SHOULD be optified... or not...???

Re: Move apps from rootfs to /opt
 

Afaik docstogo isnt in the extras repo. Its in the nokia applications repo.

Now you could move and symlink. But i'm not aware of what im on about.

Re: Move apps from rootfs to /opt
 

Submit bug reports requesting the developers for those apps to optify them.

Re: Move apps from rootfs to /opt
 

Re: Move apps from rootfs to /opt
 

Which applications? You mentioned docs2go already but it's not from extras repository.

Re: Move apps from rootfs to /opt
 

DocsToGo is practically optified (it's just using 200 kB from /). What possibly you're viewing is the links to /opt in /usr.

Re: Move apps from rootfs to /opt
 

Hi,

I made a little list of non-optified applications:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Opt_Problem/Non-Optified_packages

You can check the location of files from installed packages using:
dpkg -L <package>
or install the application Packageview (in extras-devel). Packageview also shows you the size which the application will use after it was installed.

If you find a non-optified application please fill a bug report. Most applications have their home in bugs.maemo.org.

Ciao jukey

Re: Move apps from rootfs to /opt
 

Pointing to your thread doesn't really help answering the question asked.
Confused me even more.

Re: Move apps from rootfs to /opt
 

Is there any reason, why there is no bug against e.g.
fbreader / libzlibrary
openssh-server
openssh-client
?

Shall we just create one/some ^^?

Re: Move apps from rootfs to /opt
 

Yes that would be nice. :-) Please also add the link to the bug report into the table and update it if the bug is fixed.

Thank you very much :-)

Re: Move apps from rootfs to /opt
 

What's confusing you, man?

You asked whether, there's nothing you can do. I'm showing you you can do something, repartition the drive, move some stuff from / and gain space in /

That's something you can do.