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 package.deb . -- Peter Makholm | We constantly have to keep in mind why natural [EMAIL PROTECTED] | languages are good at what they're good at. And to http://hacking.dk | never forget that Perl is a human language first, | and a computer language second

