I am trying to understand how to use dpkg-deb from reading the man page. I've been downloading deb packages and installing them on my system using aptitude and apt-get. Now I would like to burn a CD that contains a usable debian archive of these packages. I think I should be able to do this using
dpkg-deb -b <directory> <archive> but I can't find a plausible candidate for <directory>. It should, I think, be somewhere in /var , but I don't find a directory that has a " DEBIAN subdirectory ". In a standard sarge installation, what is the right string to use for <directory>? I suppose <archive> is the path to an empty directory that I wish to populate with the reconstructed debs, correct? TIA -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
