From: Tom H <tomh0665@gmail.com>
To: Gentoo User <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Ubuntu with Gentoo somehow...
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 01:54:01 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAOdo=SzLg8i9pOe5wBMk=ZiGKoPYf68yyxGZKDdKhYcO0-tzOQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180326073657.wfy5uuibabesw7gv@solfire>
On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 3:36 AM, <tuxic@posteo.de> wrote:
> On 03/25 10:02, Tom H wrote:
>> On Sun, Mar 25, 2018 at 8:47 AM, <tuxic@posteo.de> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> is there a way to download the archive (or how is it called in the
>>> world of Ubuntu ?) of a program, from which I only know the apt-get
>>> and apt-install commands?
>>
>> A "deb" file, which you can expand with "ar" (no need to install "dpkg").
>>
>>
>>> And how can I do the same for a developer release of that program when
>>> I additionally know the ppa (whatever that is...?)
>>
>> I'll use systemd because I used the Ubuntu maintainer's systemd ppa
>> two or three years ago and I still have that url bookmarked.
>>
>> To get the regular systemd deb:
>>
>> http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/s/systemd/
>>
>> [ I've chosen the "de" repository given your email address. ]
>>
>> To get the ppa systemd deb (the ppa is called "pitti/systemd"):
>>
>> http://ppa.launchpad.net/pitti/systemd/ubuntu/
>>
>>
>>> I onlu need the archives of the complete program. Like Blender the
>>> archive is "all inclusive" ... :
>>
>> Make sure that the source package isn't split up into more than one
>> deb. If you look at the systemd example above, you'll find many
>> "lib..." debs as well as "systemd..." and "udev..." debs.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Rather than grabbing a "deb", unpacking it, and dropping its
>> components into "/usr/local/", you might want to look into using
>> Ubuntu's snap that allows you to install self-contained applications
>> in the same way that Android and iOS do.
>>
>> [ I have no idea whether snap is available on Gentoo or whether your
>> app is packaged as a snap. ]
>
> thanks for your help !!! :)
You're welcome.
JIC, for snap, there's no Gentoo "upstream" package but there is:
https://docs.snapcraft.io/core/install-gentoo
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-03-27 5:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-03-25 12:47 [gentoo-user] Ubuntu with Gentoo somehow tuxic
2018-03-25 14:02 ` Tom H
2018-03-26 7:36 ` tuxic
2018-03-27 5:54 ` Tom H [this message]
2018-03-26 13:00 ` R0b0t1
2018-03-26 13:55 ` Rich Freeman
2018-03-26 14:22 ` R0b0t1
2018-03-26 15:40 ` tuxic
2018-03-26 15:53 ` Dale
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