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Crazyqdk 01-28-2006 01:02 PM

convert of packages
 
Would anyone be so kind to help me....

How do I convert packages to .tgz format ???
:newbie: :scratch:

tw001_tw 01-28-2006 01:06 PM

rpm2tgz to convert rpm's.

rpm2tgz file_name.rpm

OR compile from source
OR get slackpackages from http://www.linuxpackages.net/
OR...

RPM's what your talking about?
-tw

Crazyqdk 01-28-2006 01:11 PM

Im talking rpm and tar.gz. thanks a lot that really helped me....
Does it also work for tar.gz files ?

Alien_Hominid 01-28-2006 01:16 PM

Get Alien.

cathectic 01-29-2006 05:13 AM

Quote:

Does it also work for tar.gz files ?
No, tar.gz files are similar to tgz files (both are gzipped tar files), however, tar.gz files tend to contain source code, which you will need to compile yourself and then package (either using checkinstall in /extra or writing your own SlackBuild script).


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