Yes you need the full version of rpm2cpio, not the busybox one...
That works...rpm2cpio xyz.rpm | xz -d | cpio -idv
4.3.1 installs downloaded DEB files, but it doesn't check for dependencies. In fact 4.3.1 appears not to check dependencies unless the PPM is used, or the CHECK DEPENDENCIES menu item is used.gposil wrote:If you are using Dpup or Upup, yes certainly you can use PPM to install debs(with dependencies) from Debian or Ubuntu repos...not sure about 4.3.1...
So, if I download a .deb package, I can use 4.3.1's pet manager to install it, and it will tell me what dependencies I need - but then I have to go find them, download them, figure out where they need to go, and manually put them there?sikpuppy wrote:....
4.3.1 installs downloaded DEB files, but it doesn't check for dependencies. In fact 4.3.1 appears not to check dependencies unless the PPM is used, or the CHECK DEPENDENCIES menu item is used.
You can UNinstall a deb from the Manager, but the only way to install is to click the actual deb file. And yes, you need to resolve the dependencies yourself.otropogo wrote:So, if I download a .deb package, I can use 4.3.1's pet manager to install it, and it will tell me what dependencies I need - but then I have to go find them, download them, figure out where they need to go, and manually put them there?sikpuppy wrote:....
4.3.1 installs downloaded DEB files, but it doesn't check for dependencies. In fact 4.3.1 appears not to check dependencies unless the PPM is used, or the CHECK DEPENDENCIES menu item is used.
And does the .deb have to be compiled for the kernel used in 4.3.1?
Your description is a bit arcane for me, and it seems to contradict what I've been told by others - notably, the author of Linux from Scratch.amigo wrote:Compatibility is not about the different kernel versions ...
you usually won't have trouble getting someone to create a pet of nearly ana app you want.