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--- packages:extract_deb_file_without_having_dpkg [2017/04/03 14:28] – created peter
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-====== Packages - Extract deb file without having dpkg ======
-.deb files are regular ar archives.  You can manipulate the file by using **ar** command.
-For example, I have a package called lynx_2.8.8dev.15-2_all.deb.
-To extract the file, just run ar x <.deb.filename>.  For example:
-<code bash>
-ar x lynx_2.8.8dev.15-2_all.deb
-</code>
-You will see 3 files being extracted, control.tar.gz, data.tar.gz and debian binary.
-<code bash>
-ls
-</code>
-returns:
-<code>
-control.tar.gz  data.tar.gz  debian-binary  lynx_2.8.8dev.15-2_all.deb
-</code>
-debian-binary is a text file containing deb packaging version number.
-<code bash>
-cat debian-binary
-</code>
-returns
-<code>
-.0
-</code>
-control.tar.gz contained control, preinst and md5sums.
-<code bash>
-tar -tf control.tar.gz ./
-./md5sums
-./control
-./preinst
-</code>
-data.tar.gz is a compressed file containing the files which are going to be installed on the system.
-<code bash>
-tar -tf data.tar.gz ./
-./usr/
-./usr/share/
-./usr/share/doc/
-./usr/share/doc/lynx/
-./usr/share/doc/lynx/copyright
-./usr/share/doc/lynx/changelog.Debian.gz
-</code>