Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:14:13 -0400 From: Carmel <carmel_ny@hotmail.com> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Using RPM to extract file Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP396D69D5D2FAB15360DE21A930D0@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <4E7A17A0.6040500@quick.cz> References: <BLU0-SMTP309FA8CF22533829A58D6B0930D0@phx.gbl> <4E79CDF7.1060102@gmail.com> <BLU0-SMTP1603F0B9C51471398B66D08930D0@phx.gbl> <4E7A17A0.6040500@quick.cz>
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On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:58:08 +0200 Vaclav Kadlcik articulated: > On 2011/09/21 18:19, Carmel wrote: > > On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:43:51 +0200 > > kron24 articulated: > > > >> On 2011/09/21 13:17, Carmel wrote: > >>> I am attempting to obtain a PPD file for a Brother MFC-9560CDW > >>> printer. According to this URL: > >>> <http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/index.html>, > >>> I can download a file from: > >>> <http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/download_prn.html#MFC-9560CDW>; > >>> for this printer. Unfortunately, the file is only available in > >>> either "RPM" or "DEB" format. I cannot figure out how to extract > >>> the "PPD" from "RPM" file. I have read "man rpm"; however, I am > >>> still confused. I tried following the instruction given on the > >>> site for extracting the files; however, that only issued a > >>> warning about an incorrect operating system. > >> > >> First use rpm2cpio of archivers/rpm to get a cpio package. > >> Then continue with standard cpio(1). > > > > Using "rpm2cpio" was easy enough; however, I just cannot figure out > > how to get "cpio" to extract just the one file I want. Either it > > just hangs or issues an error message. The man page is just about > > useless. No useful example is given. > > > > $ rpm2cpio <mfc9560cdwcupswrapper-1.1.1-5.i386.rpm | cpio -ivd > ./usr/local/Brother/Printer/mfc9560cdw/cupswrapper/brcupsconfpt1 > ./usr/local/Brother/Printer/mfc9560cdw/cupswrapper/cupswrappermfc9560cdw > ./usr/local/Brother/Printer/mfc9560cdw/cupswrapper/mfc9560cdw.ppd > 85 blocks I found a nearly identical example while Googling right after I posted. It would be nice if a simple example like that were included n the "man" page. -- Carmel ✌ carmel_ny@hotmail.com
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