On 2013-10-02 03:22 (GMT) Jim Henderson composed:
If you want to extract a single file from an rpm, that's easy: 'mc' :-)
Just browse to the rpm and hit "enter". You see the contents (there is one directory for the metainfo). One of the virtual files may be a cpio archive: "enter" on it opens that archive which contains the actual files of the rpm.
Is that what you want? :-)
Thanks - that's a trick I didn't know either. :)
Nothing tricky about it. All good OFMs can access virtual file systems in same general manner as normal filesystems. Copying files out of an archive is how I've been "installing" apps so published, such as Mozilla.org pre-release binaries, for well over a decade. It's often a quick and easy way to test or revert a particular binary without disrupting a package management system that thinks doing so should not be allowed or require up or downgrade of 200 deps. Another is FTP, which is how I usually "configure" optional repos for zypper & YaST (copy the .repo file from the repo to /etc/zypp/repos.d/), avoiding typos or copy/paste errors or waiting on YaST to refresh yet again just to add another, or remove or disable one. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org