Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 17:49:30 +0000 From: rob <europax@home.com> To: Fabien DERUDDER <fderudder@lrt.be> Cc: igorr@crosswinds.net, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to extract/install a Linux .rpm file Message-ID: <39BE6CA9.E7DD0D4C@home.com> References: <A5B07B66A23ADD419A5542C0A7709665011065@dove.LRT.LOCAL>
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Perhaps this why my first and only attempt to use rpm2cpio failed. When I tried it, it crashed my machine and automatically rebooted. I never did find a core. Rob. Fabien DERUDDER wrote: > > Yes but... I think rpm2cpio should be 'brandelfed'for Linux and then > moved to the /compat/linux/usr/bin, and then installing the rpm should > be done this way : /compat/linux/usr/bin/rpm2cpio yourrpm.rpm | (cd > /compat/linux; cpio --extract --make-directories --verbose > --unconditional). > If there are some Linux libraries included, /compat/linux/sbin/ldconfig > > Fabien Derudder > http://www.brainbench.com/transcript.jsp?pid=1327867 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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