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Old 02-05-2006, 09:49 PM   #1
ganja_eater
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Question RPM had a TGZ


i have been looking for a way to convert RPM's to .tgz files in mandrake based systems, but i have failed so far. does anyone here know how to do this? thanks in advance.
 
Old 02-05-2006, 10:56 PM   #2
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There is a great program called alien (kitenet.net/programs/alien/) that allows you to do this. After compiling alien, type 'alien -t package.rpm' and it should work.
 
  


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