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  • From: Neo Sze Wee <neoszewee AT gmx.net>
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] Debian packaging and ar and mknod
  • Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 15:13:24 +0000

On Sat, May 03, 2003 at 07:34:43PM -0400, keesan2 AT cyberspace.org wrote:
> On Sun, 4 May 2003 qwms-avib AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:
>
> > > ar -x photopc.deb
> > > It produceed a very small file debian-binary.
> > > And a control.tar.gz.
> > > And a data.tar.gz.
> > >
> > > installpkg data.tar.gz
> >
> > The installpkg (and pkgtool) is *only* suitable for
> > Slackware packages. Slackware packages come as .tgz
> > files, but that does not mean any .tgz can be installed
> > with installpkg.
>
> It worked for this one anyway.

I think it is better to install to an empty directory and then move the
files you required to the proper place. You should download Midnight
Commander to speed up thing. It is a file manager.






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