[ale] Void Linux Tips

[Lightner, Jeff]

Curious:  In you "why void" page you say you couldn't get rpm2cpio working.  Do you mean you couldn't get the command itself to build or that you didn't know what to do with it once you did?

If the latter you can extract files with syntax:
rpm2cpio <package>.rpm |cpio -ivcdum

The command converts to cpio format (an old challenger to tar) and the pipe is the cpio syntax to extract from the cpio format the first command creates.   (cpio -ivcdum  is roughly equivalent to tar xvf and handles most cpio formats).  This has always worked for me but I'll admit I've only done it on RH and its derivatives.

For the former I found this:
https://github.com/voidlinux/void-packages/search?q[]=filename%3Atemplate+path%3A%2Fsrcpkgs&q[]=rpm2cpio&s=indexed
I haven't tried it from there myself though.

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Steve Litt
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 2:57 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: [ale] Void Linux Tips

Hi all,

About a month ago, we were discussing Void Linux as a very simple Linux. A week ago I switched my business over to Void Linux and so far I'm very happy.

I've created a subsite for Void Linux at:

http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/void/

Also, there's a whole bunch of handy Void tips at:

http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/void/voidtips.htm

Hope you like it.

SteveT

Steve Litt
October 2015 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive
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