Re: creating a debian package that doesn't require compiling...

[Hamish Moffatt]

On Sat, Dec 09, 2000 at 05:48:59AM +0100, Ingo Saitz wrote:
> > Is there a way I can install the deb package, but test it and see 
> > that everything works??
> 
> If you don't want to install the package you can examine its
> contents using ar x package.deb. 

Easier than that: dpkg-deb -c filename.deb | less
Also useful is dpkg-deb -I filename.deb | less (package information).


Hamish
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