[SOLVED] Converting .rpm to tar.gz

[Don]

I am trying to convert a Java rpm file to tar.gz so I can use it with 9.10. With apologies for its length, here is the output I get:

sudo alien -tiv jre-6u18-linux-i586.rpm
LANG=C rpm -qp --queryformat %{NAME} jre-6u18-linux-i586.rpm
LANG=C rpm -qp --queryformat %{VERSION} jre-6u18-linux-i586.rpm
LANG=C rpm -qp --queryformat %{RELEASE} jre-6u18-linux-i586.rpm
LANG=C rpm -qp --queryformat %{ARCH} jre-6u18-linux-i586.rpm
LANG=C rpm -qp --queryformat %{CHANGELOGTEXT} jre-6u18-linux-i586.rpm
LANG=C rpm -qp --queryformat %{SUMMARY} jre-6u18-linux-i586.rpm
LANG=C rpm -qp --queryformat %{DESCRIPTION} jre-6u18-linux-i586.rpm
LANG=C rpm -qp --queryformat %{COPYRIGHT} jre-6u18-linux-i586.rpm
error: incorrect format: unknown tag
LANG=C rpm -qp --queryformat %{PREFIXES} jre-6u18-linux-i586.rpm
LANG=C rpm -qp --queryformat %{POSTIN} jre-6u18-linux-i586.rpm
LANG=C rpm -qp --queryformat %{POSTUN} jre-6u18-linux-i586.rpm
LANG=C rpm -qp --queryformat %{PREUN} jre-6u18-linux-i586.rpm
LANG=C rpm -qp --queryformat %{PREIN} jre-6u18-linux-i586.rpm
LANG=C rpm -qcp jre-6u18-linux-i586.rpm
rpm -qpi jre-6u18-linux-i586.rpm
LANG=C rpm -qpl jre-6u18-linux-i586.rpm
Warning: Skipping conversion of scripts in package jre: postinst postrm prerm
Warning: Use the --scripts parameter to include the scripts.
mkdir jre-1.6.0_18
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18
rpm2cpio jre-6u18-linux-i586.rpm | (cd jre-1.6.0_18; cpio --extract --make-directories --no-absolute-filenames --preserve-modification-time) 2>&1
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18/./
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18/./etc/init.d
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//etc
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//etc
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//etc/.java
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//etc/.java
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//etc/.java/.systemPrefs
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//etc/.java/.systemPrefs
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//etc/.java/.systemPrefs/.system.lock
chmod 644 jre-1.6.0_18//etc/.java/.systemPrefs/.system.lock
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//etc/.java/.systemPrefs/.systemRootModFile
chmod 644 jre-1.6.0_18//etc/.java/.systemPrefs/.systemRootModFile
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//etc/init.d/jexec
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//etc/init.d/jexec
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/COPYRIGHT
chmod 644 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/COPYRIGHT
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/LICENSE
chmod 644 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/LICENSE
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/README
chmod 644 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/README
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME.txt
chmod 644 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME.txt
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/Welcome.html
chmod 644 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/Welcome.html
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/java
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/java
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/java_vm
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/java_vm
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/javaws
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/javaws
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/jcontrol
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/jcontrol
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/keytool
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/keytool
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/orbd
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/orbd
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/pack200
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/pack200
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/policytool
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/policytool
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/rmid
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/rmid
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/rmiregistry
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/rmiregistry
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/servertool
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/servertool
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/tnameserv
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/tnameserv
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/unpack200
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/bin/unpack200
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/javaws
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/javaws
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/lib
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/lib
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/lib/alt-rt.jar
chmod 644 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/lib/alt-rt.jar
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/lib/applet
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/lib/applet
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/lib/audio
chmod 755 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/lib/audio
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/lib/audio/soundbank.gm
chmod 644 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/lib/audio/soundbank.gm
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/lib/calendars.properties
chmod 644 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/lib/calendars.properties
chown 0:0 jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/lib/charsets.jar
chown: cannot access `jre-1.6.0_18//usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/lib/charsets.jar': No such file or directory
failed chowning /usr/java/jre1.6.0_18/lib/charsets.jar to 0:0: Illegal seek at /usr/share/perl5/Alien/Package/Rpm.pm line 265, <GETPERMS> line 38.
find jre-1.6.0_18 -type d -exec chmod 755 {} ;
rm -rf jre-1.6.0_18

I am a real newb at this point, so I am unclear on what my next step should be. (I have installed the generic Java package available through apt, but it will not work for the particular program I am trying to run. That program insists on this other package.)
Thanks in advance.

[skunk]

Re: Converting .rpm to tar.gz

Firstly, I assume you know that you can install Sun's version of Java 6 update 15 directly from your package manager if you enable the correct repository.

If you really need to install u18, I would suggest downloading the "other" file from Sun's website (jre-6u18-linux-i586.bin) and follow the instructions on this webpage
http://www.64bitjungle.com/ubuntu/in...-java-runtime/

Note that this is totally unsupported and is highly likely to break your system when upgrading to the next version -- but if you really need to use the latest and greatest version, this actually does work.

skunk@skunk-develop:~/$ java -version
java version "1.6.0_18"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_18-b07)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 16.0-b13, mixed mode)

[dibl]

Re: Converting .rpm to tar.gz

Hey Don you're going down the wrong path there, unless is something very special about that particular Java package. You're fighting two problems, actually.

1. Install the Medibuntu repository, as per this guidance:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=766683

then just

sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre

2. In the future, for a needed package that is not in the standard repositories, and you find a .rpm version, there is a package called alien that exists for the sole purpose of converting .rpm packages to ,deb packages (and vice-versa). So you'll use alien to do the conversion, and you'll go to the .deb package format, not tar.gz.

Hope this helps!


EDIT: Oops sorry to stomp on your reply skunk!

[dibl]

Re: Converting .rpm to tar.gz

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[Don]

Re: Converting .rpm to tar.gz

Dibl's directions worked wonderfully, once I changed the relevant part of the final instruction's call from "libk3b2-extracodecs" to "libk3b6-extracodecs"

My thanks.