How to install linux packages into a separate drive?

[Chris5112]

So, my main drive which i have Manjaro installed has like 50 gb’s of space… and i wanna keep that for the os, but whenever i install a package it defaults to the drive Manjaro is installed… and i would like to install the packages in a separate drive i made for those installation files… but how can i do that??? pls help

[Mirdarthos]

Hi @Chris5112, and welcome!

Please see

[Tutorial] Working with additional 'drives'

Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆ 1. INTRODUCTION Microsoft Windows started its life as a graphical user interface on top of MS-DOS, a 16-bit single-user, single-tasking operating system that in turn originated as 86DOS, an unauthorized 16-bit rewrite (by Tim Paterson of Seattle Computer) of Digital Research’s originally 8-bit CP/M operating system. Both CP/M and MS-DOS were at the time developed for computers that did not support any other storage media than floppy disks. Considering this legacy, Microso…

[Tip] Root filesystem nearly full but got a spare partition sitting around? Split off some stuff!

Difficulty: ★★★☆☆ Introduction As you should all already know by now, GNU/Linux is a FLOSS variant of the UNIX operating system design, and UNIX does not know the concept of drive letters, nor does it approach storage from the vantage of having different volumes. Instead, everything is mounted into a uniform directory hierarchy, so that regardless of what physical medium any particular group of files resides on ─ even if this physical medium is actually located in another computer across the…

Hope this helps!

Edit:

In short, it’s not really possible. At least not easily. I wouldn’t attempt it. But going through those tutorials might give you a better idea of what you can do safely.

[maycne.sonahoz]

Package are part of the OS. Also 50GB is plenty enough.
What you may need to do is rather some cleaning: Pamac - Manjaro

If that does clear enough space, you can use an utility to analyze where space is taken: List of applications - ArchWiki

[linux-aarhus]

@Chris5112

install the packages in a separate drive i made for those installation files

It is very simple - You cannot.

Only a few applications are self-contained but usually applications are not taking much space. It is user data which is taking space.

If your is caused by an excessive use of snaps - eg. from curiosity - testing - learning - you first need to learn how to maintain your system.

[Chris5112]

Thanks for the reply… i understand now lol

[Chris5112]

thanks for the reply tho…

[Chris5112]

thanks for the reply… i get it now