Re: Source rpms

[John Galt <galt@inconnu.isu.edu>]

First install package rpm (by apt, dpkg, dselect, deity, whatever)

Then rpm -bp just as if you were running RootHat.  In fact, Debian's RPM
is simply RootHat's with a few cosmetic changes.

On Sat, 12 May 2001, Stephen J. Thompson wrote:

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>Hello all,
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>Is there a way to extract source rpm's on a debian box?
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>If so please could you state how?
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>Thanks.
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>Regards,
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>Stephen.
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