Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:19:51 -0400 From: Carmel <carmel_ny@hotmail.com> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Using RPM to extract file Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP1603F0B9C51471398B66D08930D0@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <4E79CDF7.1060102@gmail.com> References: <BLU0-SMTP309FA8CF22533829A58D6B0930D0@phx.gbl> <4E79CDF7.1060102@gmail.com>
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On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:43:51 +0200 kron24 articulated: > On 2011/09/21 13:17, Carmel wrote: > > I am attempting to obtain a PPD file for a Brother MFC-9560CDW > > printer. According to this URL: > > <http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/index.html>, > > I can download a file from: > > <http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/download_prn.html#MFC-9560CDW>; > > for this printer. Unfortunately, the file is only available in > > either "RPM" or "DEB" format. I cannot figure out how to extract > > the "PPD" from "RPM" file. I have read "man rpm"; however, I am > > still confused. I tried following the instruction given on the site > > for extracting the files; however, that only issued a warning about > > an incorrect operating system. > > First use rpm2cpio of archivers/rpm to get a cpio package. > Then continue with standard cpio(1). Using "rpm2cpio" was easy enough; however, I just cannot figure out how to get "cpio" to extract just the one file I want. Either it just hangs or issues an error message. The man page is just about useless. No useful example is given. -- Carmel ✌ carmel_ny@hotmail.com
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