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 >access just as --install does. BOO! > >I just want the thing unrolled, that's it. > >How do I do this? Help page turns up nothing.
Open mc (MidnightCommander), select the file and Hit <ENTER>. And you are "in". >Thanks! > >-mark > >PS Spammers...just because I post a question to a >mailing list doesn't mean that I want my p*e*n*i*s >enlarged. But if you want to bomb me with such offers, >knock yourself out...hopefully I'll be able to read >the actual responses between the offers :) Now Spammer read this... Greetings Michelle -- Registered Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org.
