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ryedunn 09-20-2005 10:38 AM
open .rpm, not install
 
I need a file from an older version of software. Problem is that I can only find the software as an .rpm. Im curious if you can open an .rpm file without installing anything?

The GNUbie

yanik 09-20-2005 10:51 AM
I'm on debian, but I'm sure you'll find your answer by typing
Code:
man rpm
in a terminal

ryedunn 09-20-2005 11:14 AM
looks like the answer is no.. but thanks

wmakowski 09-20-2005 01:07 PM
rpm -qlp packagename-1.2.3.rpm will give you a list of the files within the package.

You can also specify a different root location to install the package at with --root DIRECTORY. This gets a little tricky though depending on the package because it will use this directory for all its dependency checks and script execution.

Bill


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