Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 20:54:50 -0400 From: Jan Knepper <jan@smartsoft.cc> To: rob <europax@home.com> Cc: Fabien DERUDDER <fderudder@lrt.be>, igorr@crosswinds.net, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to extract/install a Linux .rpm file Message-ID: <39BED05A.21D9055E@smartsoft.cc> References: <A5B07B66A23ADD419A5542C0A7709665011065@dove.LRT.LOCAL> <39BE6CA9.E7DD0D4C@home.com>
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Yeah, I actually learned that the hard way as well. I first tried to use rpm2cpio <file.rpm> as the instructions said, which didn't work of course. However a couple of print's later I knew what what wrong and piped the output to cpio and got my stuff. So to use rpm2cpio <file.rpm> you really need to do: rpm2cpio <file.rpm> | cpio <flags> Don't worry, be Kneppie! Jan rob wrote: > 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 -- Jan Knepper Smartsoft, LLC 88 Petersburg Road Petersburg, NJ 08270 U.S.A. http://www.smartsoft.cc/ http://www.mp3.com/pianoprincess Phone : 609-628-4260 FAX : 609-628-1267 FAX : 303-845-6415 http://www.fax4free.com/ Phone : 020-873-3837 http://www.xoip.nl/ (Dutch) FAX : 020-873-3837 http://www.xoip.nl/ (Dutch) In God we Trust -- all others must submit an X.509 certificate. -- Charles Forsythe <forsythe@alum.mit.edu> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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