From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Sep 12 13:57: 1 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from xena.gsicomp.on.ca (cr677933-a.ktchnr1.on.wave.home.com [24.42.130.87]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C74F837B422 for ; Tue, 12 Sep 2000 13:56:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (matt@localhost) by xena.gsicomp.on.ca (8.10.1/8.9.2) with SMTP id e8CKuqT11951; Tue, 12 Sep 2000 16:56:52 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from matt@xena.gsicomp.on.ca) Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 16:56:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Matthew Emmerton To: Jan Knepper Cc: ahze@baddog.yi.org, FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: How to extract/install a Linux .rpm file In-Reply-To: <39BDB451.FCDD8608@smartsoft.cc> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG rpm2cpio is in the ports tree. Try /usr/ports/misc/rpm2cpio. -- Matthew Emmerton || matt@gsicomp.on.ca GSI Computer Services || P: +1 (800) 217-5409 Technical Director || F: +1 (519) 335-6584 On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Jan Knepper wrote: > 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? > > -- > Jan Knepper > Smartsoft, LLC > 88 Petersburg Road > Petersburg, NJ 08270 > U.S.A. > > http://www.smartsoft.cc/ > http://www.mp3.com/pianoprincess > > Phone : 609-628-4260 > FAX : 609-628-1267 > FAX : 303-845-6415 http://www.fax4free.com/ > > Phone : 020-873-3837 http://www.xoip.nl/ (Dutch) > FAX : 020-873-3837 http://www.xoip.nl/ (Dutch) > > In God we Trust -- all others must submit an X.509 certificate. > -- Charles Forsythe > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message