Using the x2epkg Tool

Description

This section describes how to use the x2epkg tool to convert .rpm, .deb, or .pkg.tar.zst installation packages into epkg packages. The operation example is executed under the root user account, without installing additional software packages.

Download

bash

git clone https://gitee.com/openeuler/epkg.git

Quick Start

After downloading the epkg repository, go to the x2epkg directory and use the repository.

shell

cd epkg/x2epkg
./x2epkg.sh --help

Parameter Parsing

txt

Usage:
    ./x2epkg xxx.rpm                                # Convert a single RPM package.
    ./x2epkg xxx.deb                                # Convert a single Debian package.
    ./x2epkg xxx.pkg.tar.zst                        # Convert a single Arch Linux package.
    ./x2epkg file_path/*.rpm                        # Convert multiple installation packages. This is also applies to .deb and .pkg.tar.zst files.
    ./x2epkg xxx.rpm --out-dir PATH                 # Specify the output directory by adding the out-dir parameter. If the parameter is not added, the output will be saved in the same directory as the package.

Running Case

shell

  cd /root
  wget https://mirrors.huaweicloud.com/archlinux/core/os/x86_64/fakeroot-1.37.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
  cd epkg/x2epkg
  ./x2epkg.sh /root/fakeroot-1.37-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
  ls /root/store/4t/4tmfsi5yikkq32rrulae6oi6u4txr5zu__fakeroot__1.37.1__1.epkg   # View the generation result.

Using the x2epkg Tool ​

Description ​

Download ​

Quick Start ​

Parameter Parsing ​

Running Case ​