Is there a way to install .pkg files in kubuntu 11.04?
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Re: Installation
In the nearly 14 years I've used Linux I've never heard of ".pkg" files. A Googled site says that these files are simple .zip files, they are named .pkg to prevent users from unpacking them before the upload. That suggests that you could rename them from x.pkg to x.zip and then use bzip2 to unzip them.Originally posted by tlcasey100
BUT, another sources says that a ".pkg" file is a compressed tar archive that contains the following:
* A package title and install flags (packing_list)
* A packing list (packing_list)
* An install shell script (upgrade_me)
* An uninstall script (uninstall_me)
* RPM files— Red hat Package Manager
which suggests that the tar utility could untar it.
Notice the RPM part? Kubuntu is based on the Debian package format: *.deb If you were able to untar of unzip the file and recover the RPM files you would have to use "alien" to convert the RPM files to deb files so you could install them. BUT, I suspect that if you tried that you would run into dependency hell and not be able to install the RPM files.
What is that pkg from & for?
"A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
– John F. Kennedy, February 26, 1962.
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