Debs Spammagnet, 2003-11-17 20:40:10 +0100 :
> I've been trying to de-deb a .deb file without root
> permission. I just want to unwrap the file like a tar
> file. I DO NOT WANT TO INSTALL IT. I just want to
> UNPACK it like i might a TAR file.
>
> Unfortunately, dpkg --unpack complains about root
On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 11:02:27AM -0800, Debs Spammagnet wrote:
> I've been trying to de-deb a .deb file without root
> permission. I just want to unwrap the file like a tar
> file. I DO NOT WANT TO INSTALL IT. I just want to
> UNPACK it like i might a TAR file.
>
> Unfortunately, dpkg --unpack c
Debs Spammagnet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've been trying to de-deb a .deb file without root
> permission. I just want to unwrap the file like a tar
> file. I DO NOT WANT TO INSTALL IT. I just want to
> UNPACK it like i might a TAR file.
Use dpkg-deb directly:
$ cd somewhere
$ dpkg-deb -x p
On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 13:02, Debs Spammagnet wrote:
> I've been trying to de-deb a .deb file without root
> permission. I just want to unwrap the file like a tar
> file. I DO NOT WANT TO INSTALL IT. I just want to
> UNPACK it like i might a TAR file.
>
> Unfortunately, dpkg --unpack complains abou
Hi,
On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 11:02:27AM -0800, Debs Spammagnet wrote:
> I've been trying to de-deb a .deb file without root
> permission. I just want to unwrap the file like a tar
> file. I DO NOT WANT TO INSTALL IT. I just want to
> UNPACK it like i might a TAR file.
ar x packagename_n.deb
I've been trying to de-deb a .deb file without root
permission. I just want to unwrap the file like a tar
file. I DO NOT WANT TO INSTALL IT. I just want to
UNPACK it like i might a TAR file.
Unfortunately, dpkg --unpack complains about root
access just as --install does. BOO!
I just want the thin
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