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#1 2011-03-11 01:33:11
- b-rod
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How to install a different package format...
How can I install a package with an extension other than pacman's default .pkg.tar.xz format?
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#2 2011-03-11 01:43:45
- Allan
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Re: How to install a different package format...
pacman -U <file>
provided it is a pacman package...
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#3 2011-03-11 03:04:34
- ngoonee
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Re: How to install a different package format...
If its NOT a pacman package, then you'd have to do it yourself or look for a PKGBUILD someone has already written for it.
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