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How to edit .deb packages in debian/ubuntu (example from getting NICE DCV to work on 20.04)
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| # unpack the package | |
| ar x nice-dcv-viewer_2020.1.1545-1_amd64.ubuntu1804.deb | |
| # untar the control info | |
| xz -d control.tar.xz | |
| tar xf control.tar | |
| # edit control (replace libssl dependency with "libssl1.1 (>= 1.0.2~beta3)" | |
| vim control # make those edits ^ | |
| # tar up the control info | |
| tar c postinst postrm shlibs triggers md5sums control | xz -c > control.tar.xz | |
| # repackage the package (this time replacing 1804 w/2004) | |
| ar rcs nice-dcv-viewer_2020.1.1545-1_amd64.ubuntu2004.deb debian-binary control.tar.xz data.tar.xz | |
| # install the new package | |
| sudo dpkg --install nice-dcv-viewer_2020.1.1545-1_amd64.ubuntu2004.deb |
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