[SLUG] Installing packages in /opt

[Peter Chubb <peter.chubb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi folks,
   Under Debian, is there a simple way to install from .debs into /opt/package/
   instead of /?

   dpkg --root (or dpkg --instdir) is not quite what I want, as it
   assumes a complete root directory.  

   (I know I can do dpkg -x and then move things around as I want, but
   is there a simpler way?)

   I want to do this with non-official .debs from emDebian, to install
   toolchains that can be nfs-exported to multiple machines.
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