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Old 01-28-2006, 01:02 PM   #1
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convert of packages


Would anyone be so kind to help me....

How do I convert packages to .tgz format ???
 
Old 01-28-2006, 01:06 PM   #2
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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

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Old 01-28-2006, 01:11 PM   #3
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Im talking rpm and tar.gz. thanks a lot that really helped me....
Does it also work for tar.gz files ?
 
Old 01-28-2006, 01:16 PM   #4
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Get Alien.
 
Old 01-29-2006, 05:13 AM   #5
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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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