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QCAD Linux installer target directory

Post by andrew » Wed Jun 08, 2022 8:12 pm

From a QCAD user:
How do I set the target directory when installing QCAD under Linux?

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Re: QCAD Linux installer target directory

Post by andrew » Wed Jun 08, 2022 8:14 pm

You can use the --target switch to specify the target directory. For example:

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./qcad-3.27.6-pro-linux-x86_64.run --target /home/user/my/target/dir
Alternatively, you can extract the tar.gz anywhere on disk and start QCAD from that directory:

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tar xfvz qcad-3.27.6-pro-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
cd qcad-3.27.6-pro-linux-x86_64
./qcad

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Re: QCAD Linux installer target directory

Post by michele85 » Wed Aug 03, 2022 12:44 pm

Tried ./qcad-3.27.6-pro-linux-x86_64.run --target /home/user/my/target/dir, but it does not work. Qcad is always installed in the /home/opt directory.
What can I do? I'd like to install it in a hidden folder like /home/.opt.
My OS is Arch linux.

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Re: QCAD Linux installer target directory

Post by andrew » Thu Aug 04, 2022 9:04 pm

I cannot reproduce the problem. You might want to install from tar.gz instead (simply extract and run from the directory that is created).

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