sudo mkdir -p /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/ echo "path-include=/mnt/bigdrive/usr/*" | sudo tee /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/path-redirect (Not recommended – breaks security updates)
# Copy existing sudo cp -R /usr/local/* /opt/homebrew/ # Update shell profile with new path echo 'export PATH="/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc 4.1 System-Wide Default ( /usr/local → custom prefix) By default, make install and package managers install to /usr/local . Change via --prefix : how to change default install location
./configure --prefix=/mnt/bigdrive/usr/local make && sudo make install For , no global default change — use bind mounts: sudo mkdir -p /etc/dpkg/dpkg
sudo flatpak --system override --filesystem=/mnt/bigdrive/flatpak flatpak install --user --reinstall flathub app-id Snap locations are hardcoded ( /snap , /var/lib/snapd/snaps ). Workaround: symlink: how to change default install location
# Install Homebrew elsewhere export HOMEBREW_PREFIX="/opt/homebrew" /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)" Or migrate existing:
robocopy "C:\Program Files" "D:\Program Files" /E /COPYALL /DCOPY:T rmdir "C:\Program Files" /S /Q mklink /J "C:\Program Files" "D:\Program Files" Repeat for C:\Program Files (x86) if needed.
setup.exe /DIR="D:\MyApps" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES Use msiexec for MSI files: