How do I change the installation directory for apt-get? How do I use dpkg to install?

[Panarchy]

Hi

I'm building my linux distribution, and I have 195 'items' to install. 65 of them are Debian packages.

I would like all 65 of my .deb to be installed into a certain directory.

When running this command;

dpkg -i --instdir=/tools/debian hexedit_1.2.12-3_i386.deb

I get the following error;

root@panarchy:/home/ubuntu/Desktop/Debian Packages# dpkg -i --instdir=/tools/debian hexedit_1.2.12-3_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 83164 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace hexedit 1.2.12-3 (using hexedit_1.2.12-3_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement hexedit ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute old post-removal script: No such file or directory
dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute new post-removal script: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing hexedit_1.2.12-3_i386.deb (--install):
 subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute new post-removal script: No such file or directory
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 hexedit_1.2.12-3_i386.deb

How do I fix this error?

Or how do I change the default install directory for apt-get?

Please reply,

Thanks in advance,

Panarchy

[x22]

from man dpkg:

"--root=dir | --admindir=dir | --instdir=dir

Change default directories. admindir defaults to
/var/lib/dpkg and contains many files that give
information about status of installed or uninstalled
packages, etc. instdir defaults to / and refers to the
directory where packages are to be installed. instdir
is also the directory passed to chroot(2) before
running pack‐age’s installation scripts, which means
that the scripts see instdir as a root directory.
Changing root changes instdir to dir and admindir to
dir/var/lib/dpkg"

probably should copy /var/lib/dpkg/* to your new admindir

[Panarchy]

Thanks. Seems complicated. I'll do my best.

Panarchy