Hello, dpkg-deb is your friend. Have a look at http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/138188/easily-unpack-deb-edit-postinst-and-repack-deb
But keep in mind, with other dependencies you should rebuild the package. Best Regards, basti On 26.08.2016 16:01, Mark Fletcher wrote: > > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 9:04 PM Hans <hans.ullr...@loop.de > <mailto:hans.ullr...@loop.de>> wrote: > > Dear list, > > I need to unpack and repack a debian package. Reason: I want to > change the > dependencies in that package. > > > I'm reminded of the old IT and general-corporate saying, "Once you open > a can of worms, the only way to re-can them is to use a larger can"... > > Sorry, couldn't resist it > > Mark