dpkg

[Peter Garrett]

On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:12:13 -0400
Tim Broderick <tbroderick at gmail.com> wrote:

> > Mac,
> > 
> > I got errors when I run "sudo dpkg -i
> > libc6_2.3.6.ds1-13etch2_i386.deb
> > --instdir=/root/hzhang/Desktop"

Installing a Debian etch libc6 is a *very bad idea* :-) libc6 is a
fundamental library underpinning for practically *everything* - you will
break your system spectacularly.  Also, installing libc6 to the Desktop
( root's desktop ?? Some weirdly configured user's Desktop appearing
under /root ??) doesn't make any sense...

I'm having serious trouble understanding what you are trying to do, not to
mention why you would have a user's name directory under /root ... and so
on.

Perhaps you don't quite understand how the filesystem hierarchy works ?

http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy/html/

Peter