Re: How do I use dpkg without superuser privileges?

2003-11-26 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2003-11-17 11:02:27, schrieb Debs Spammagnet: >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 >a

Re: How do I use dpkg without superuser privileges?

2003-11-19 Thread Joerg Sommer
begin Debs Spammagnet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. dpkg --fsys-tarfile foo.deb | tar -tf - end. --

Re: How do I use dpkg without superuser privileges?

2003-11-17 Thread Roland Mas
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

Re: How do I use dpkg without superuser privileges?

2003-11-17 Thread Bob Nielsen
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

Re: How do I use dpkg without superuser privileges?

2003-11-17 Thread Peter Makholm
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

Re: How do I use dpkg without superuser privileges?

2003-11-17 Thread David Moreno Garza
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

Re: How do I use dpkg without superuser privileges?

2003-11-17 Thread Ralf Treinen
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

How do I use dpkg without superuser privileges?

2003-11-17 Thread Debs Spammagnet
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