Can i open a linux deb file with windows?

kyle7042 · 05-04-2012, 05:24 PM

Can i open a linux deb file with windows? Im wanting to put some software onto my usb stick from a linux mint machine and be able to open it on windows. Hear that the 7 zip archive software will allow me to run the deb file extension on my windows pc is this correct? if not is it even possible to do this??

suicidaleggroll · 05-04-2012, 05:55 PM

Highly doubtful

Some linux software can run in Cygwin in Windows, that's probably your only option. What software are you wanting to run?

theNbomr · 05-04-2012, 06:01 PM

Strictly speaking, any file can be opened. After that, it depends on what you want to do with it.
If you want to install any of the content of a deb file on a Windows host, it will almost certainly not make sense. There is very little likelihood that any Windows tool know how to break down the contents of a deb file in anything like the way it was intended.
--- rod.

Satyaveer Arya · 05-04-2012, 08:44 PM

You can use AnytoISO software and extract the contents of debian package in windows very easily.
Cheers!!