How do I install an RPM package into a different directory?

To install an RPM package into a different directory, you can use the "--prefix" option with the "rpm2cpio" and "cpio" commands. Here is an example of how to do this:

1. Extract the RPM package using "rpm2cpio":

rpm2cpio package.rpm | cpio -idmv

This will extract the contents of the RPM package into the current directory.

2. Create the target directory where you want to install the package:

mkdir /path/to/target/directory

3. Copy the extracted files to the target directory:

cp -r * /path/to/target/directory

4. Change to the target directory and run the package's installation script, if it has one:

cd /path/to/target/directory
./install.sh

That's it! The RPM package should now be installed in the target directory. Note that this method does not track the package in the system's package management system, so it may not be possible to uninstall or update the package using standard package management tools.

Alternatively, you can use the "rpm" command with the "--prefix" option to install an RPM package into a specific directory. For example:

rpm -i --prefix=/path/to/target/directory package.rpm

This will install the package into the specified directory and track it in the system's package management system. However, this method is not supported on all systems and may not work for all packages.