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Post subject: dpkg-repack
 Posted: Aug 08, 2008 - 08:48 AM
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Hi,
does anyone else need dpkg-repack from time to time?
I know i can apt-get it anytime -that is when i have internet access- , but ...
As THE excellent Debian-Live-CD i would welcome dpkg-repack on the sidux-Live-CD. 
greetz Micha |
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Post subject: RE: dpkg-repack
Posted: Aug 08, 2008 - 08:54 AM
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| dpkg-repack is a bad kludge, neither ensuring package contents integrity (it simply can't, if anything got modified) nor even basic arch information or the like. If it suits your needs, by all means have fun with it (but be aware of the shortcomings!), but it won't get endorsed or included in sidux. |
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Post subject: Re: dpkg-repack
Posted: Aug 08, 2008 - 03:59 PM
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michaaa62 wrote:
does anyone else need dpkg-repack from time to time?
Not sure if I need it but it sure comes in handy. A tool that works great for the intended purpose(s). |
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Post subject: Re: RE: dpkg-repack
Posted: Aug 08, 2008 - 04:03 PM
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slh wrote:
....but it won't get endorsed or included in sidux.
Seems to me a user focused distro would include things that are useful to its members. Is there a list of 'won't get endorsed or included in sidux' software anywhere? |
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Post subject: Re: RE: dpkg-repack
Posted: Aug 08, 2008 - 07:13 PM
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: dpkg-repack
Posted: Aug 08, 2008 - 09:25 PM
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Is there a list of 'won't get endorsed or included in sidux' software anywhere?
somewhere in manaul, there is a partial list...
synaptic, aptitude, adept, etc.  |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: dpkg-repack
Posted: Aug 26, 2008 - 02:17 PM
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| wouldn't dpkg-repack help recreate the debs for a package that you can't find anymore and you need it? |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: dpkg-repack
Posted: Aug 26, 2008 - 06:13 PM
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DeepDayze: No. It repacks debs that have already been installed
MeanDean: not all user requests are satisfiable |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: dpkg-repack
Posted: Aug 28, 2008 - 01:46 PM
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| right...that's what I mean..if its a package you have installed and no longer available in any repo, you should be able to repack it in case you need to reinstall it if you don't have the original .deb |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: dpkg-repack
Posted: Aug 28, 2008 - 03:41 PM
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| bingo |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: dpkg-repack
Posted: Aug 28, 2008 - 03:51 PM
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| Not something i'd like to encourage as a _default_. People can apt-get the tool. |
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