* Ismas Suraya ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi there, > > I'm new to Debian and now try using & customizing Knoppix on my own. > I would like to add an openoffice package which has been precompiled with > malay spellchecker in tar.gz format into the customized Knoppix, which I > want it to be default (to replace the preinstalled openoffice) > How to create deb binary (*.deb) from that package?I tried use alien but > quite confused. Can I use alien -d file.tar.gz command? When I tried that > it create a file.deb but when I tried to install using dpkg -i > file.deb it didn't work. > It just uncompress the tar.gz file. Do we need more than 1 binary file for > openoffice, e.g separate binary file for spellchecker? > Can anybody help or guide me on this matter? > Thank you very much, really appreciate any help.
Alien is used for converting from one packaging system to another, e.g. rpm to debian. Your /usr/share/doc/HOWTO directory should contain the Debian-Binary-Packaging-HOWTO. It's all there. Read it carefully. Cheers Cam -- Cam Ellison Ph.D. R.Psych. #01417 Cam Ellison & Associates Ltd. Management Psychology RR 22 3446 Beach Avenue Roberts Creek BC V0N 2W2 Phone: 604-885-4806 Fax: 604-885-4809 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
