Re: extract a deb package ?
On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 12:15:20AM +0100, Attila Csosz wrote: How could I extract ( like unzip ) a deb package to a directory? I wouldn't install it. I'd like to get a file from it. dpkg --fsys-tarfile deb | tar -xf - complete file name without the leading / Thanks Attila -- Fabien NinolesChevalier servant de la Dame Catherine des Rosiers aka Corbeau aka le Veneur Gris Debian GNU/Linux maintainer E-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WebPage:http://www.tzone.org/~fabien RSA PGP KEY [E3723845]: 1C C1 4F A6 EE E5 4D 99 4F 80 2D 2D 1F 85 C1 70
Re: extract a deb package ?
Attila Csosz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How could I extract ( like unzip ) a deb package to a directory? I wouldn't install it. I'd like to get a file from it. The *easiest* way to extract a file or two from a .deb package is to use Midnight Commander (mc) or The Gnome file manager (GMC). With either of these you can just enter a Debian package as if it were a directory and manipulate files like you would if you were in a real directory, copying or viewing them very easily. -- Phillip Deackes Using Storm Linux 2000
extract a deb package ?
How could I extract ( like unzip ) a deb package to a directory? I wouldn't install it. I'd like to get a file from it. Thanks Attila -- -- - Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Debian 2.2 Linux / 2.2.13 / exim- - Get my PGP key: gpg --keyserver keys.pgp.com --recv-key 0x2cc33acb -
Re: extract a deb package ?
Attila Csosz [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How could I extract ( like unzip ) a deb package to a directory? I wouldn't install it. I'd like to get a file from it. *.deb files are simply ar archives, like *.a libraries. To extract: ar x file.deb The files are actually contained in a gzip'd tar file within the deb file. Gary
Re: extract a deb package ?
On Wed, 15 Mar 2000, Attila Csosz wrote: How could I extract ( like unzip ) a deb package to a directory? I wouldn't install it. I'd like to get a file from it. dpkg --extract package_file directory -- Madarasz Gergely [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's practically impossible to look at a penguin and feel angry. Egy pingvinre gyakorlatilag lehetetlen haragosan nezni. HuLUG: http://mlf.linux.rulez.org/
Re: extract a deb package ?
On 14 Mar 2000, Gary Hennigan wrote: Attila Csosz [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How could I extract ( like unzip ) a deb package to a directory? I wouldn't install it. I'd like to get a file from it. *.deb files are simply ar archives, like *.a libraries. To extract: ar x file.deb The files are actually contained in a gzip'd tar file within the deb file. You can also use dpkg-deb to get at the individual pieces of a package, check the man page for details. later, Bruce
