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Old 01-27-2011, 05:59 PM   #1
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convert rpm to tar.gz

hi

Which is the easiest way to convert rpm file to tar.gz?
 
Old 01-27-2011, 06:29 PM   #2
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When you extract first to a temporary directory:
Code:
$ (mkdir tmp; cd tmp; rpm2cpio ../my.rpm | cpio -i -d)
63 blocks
$ tar -czf my.tgz tmp
 
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Old 01-28-2011, 04:28 AM   #3
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The tool 'rpm2targz' :

ftp://ftp.slackware.org.uk/slackware...2.1-i486-1.txz

Older version
ftp://ftp.slackware.org.uk/slackware...1.0-i486-1.tgz

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Old 01-30-2011, 05:47 AM   #4
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Thx, but using alien seems to work as well.
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