* [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020926 03:36]:
> How can I change a deb name in a consistent manner without building
> it from source? Will it be easier then building it from source? For
> example, can I extract it with dpkg-deb, modify a few files and
> repackage it?
>
> The problem I have at hands is that I have a kernel image
> kernel-image-2.4.19-486custom.3_486custom.3_i386.deb
> and I want it to become
>
>kernel-image-2.4.19-custom.with.aic7xxx.probing.3_custom.with.aic7xxx.probing.3_i386.deb
Unfortunately, it's not as simple as that. Generally speaking, you
should be able to open up a deb, edit some files, and re-package it as a
deb with a new name, but this won't be good enough for your kernel
package.
The kernel info like -486custom.3 is actually built into the kernel. As
evidence of this, look at the output of uname -r, and also watch where
the kernel will look for modules under /lib. You could probably get
around the module problem with some symlink hackery, but you're probably
best off avoiding headaches by just recompiling it.
good times,
Vineet
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