Example :
Download the required package , php5-curl
.
http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/php5-curl
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http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise-updates/php5-curl
Unpack with $ ar -x <package>.deb ,
.. and use the ~762B control file :
Edit line 1, Package: php5-curl , to a new name e.g.:
Package: compat-php5-curl
... And build a new package "compat-php5-curl" :
See post #3 here
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...at-4175423669/
→ $ dpkg-deb -b packagename packagename_version_architecture.deb
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