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Lekensteyn
Asked: 2011-07-08 12:44:30 +0800 CST

How do I extract a RPM file?

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I've RPM file of which I want to examine its file contents. For .deb packages, I can use dpkg -x file.deb to extract it.

What is the equivalent command for a .rpm file? I'm looking for a command-line application.

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  1. Best Answer

    file-roller seems to open rpm files. Alternatively you can use the command:

    $ sudo apt-get install rpm2cpio
$ rpm2cpio /path/to/file.rpm | cpio -i --make-directories

    that will extract the rpm content to the current directory.

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  2. Install 7z:

    apt install p7zip-full

    and extract:

    7z x /path/to/file.rpm 
7z x /path/to/file.cpio -o/path/to/extract/folder/
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  3. As far as I remember you have to use a app called alien which transforms .rpm to deb files. Use a terminal to do :

    sudo apt-get install alien

    then 

    sudo alien -d nameofyourpackage.rpm (-d for Debian package)

    If you then need to examine it you can resort to your dpkg -x file.deb method

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  4. You can also use alien to only extract the files (which it calls "generate a build tree")

    alien --scripts --generate <package.rpm>

    You will get 2 dirs - <package>, and <package>.orig, which is the raw extraction from the rpm.

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