[ale] source from an rpm file?

Linux Idiot esoteric at atlnet.com
Mon May 11 07:35:22 EDT 1998


Chris Ricker wrote:
> 

> In either case, rpm files are standard cpio files, plus a binary
> header.  There's a util available (rpm2cpio) which strips the header
> off, leaving you a cpio file which you can then open.

Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for and it worked.

> 
> later,
> chris

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