Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 01:12:41 EDT From: Mike Johnson <ahze@slaughter.necro.edu> To: Jan Knepper <jan@smartsoft.cc>, ahze@baddog.yi.org Cc: FreeBSD Questions <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: How to extract/install a Linux .rpm file Message-ID: <20000912051241.8CEF0CC@baddog.yi.org>
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can you not get the source?
'man rpm' shows this.. just install it like /home/user/rpmname or
something..
--prefix <path>
This sets the installation prefix to <path> for
relocatable packages.
On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Jan Knepper wrote:
> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 00:42:57 -0400
> To: ahze@baddog.yi.org
> From: Jan Knepper <jan@smartsoft.cc>
> Subject: Re: How to extract/install a Linux .rpm file
>
> I don't want and .rpm, it just so happens that I received a Linux binary
> wrapped in a .rpm file.
> If possible I would like to un-wrap the product and see whether or not
> it works on FreeBSD as well.
>
> Also, /usr/ports does contain a lot, but not 'everything'.
>
> Don't worry, be Kneppie!
> Jan
>
>
>
> Mike Johnson wrote:
>
> > why do you want an rpm ? theres /usr/ports
> >
> > > Does any of you know how to extract/install a Linix .rpm file?
>
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