Hello everyone!!
I use some linux distros on different machines, so I prefer to download and store deb packages to save time.
Now I need to know... It is possible to merge multiple deb packages on a single pet or sfs? If yes, how?
Thankz in advance!
SFS or PET from DEBs
Yes, it is!Now I need to know... It is possible to merge multiple deb packages on a single pet or sfs? If yes, how?
Search for PaDS in the utility section, install the package, collect all deb files in a directory, do a right-click on this directory and choose: combine to sfs.
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Re: SFS or PET from DEBs
Go easy...they don't always work after being combined into an sfs.coldb wrote:
Now I need to know... It is possible to merge multiple deb packages on a single pet or sfs? If yes, how?
Thankz in advance!
Heck, this app is extremely easy to use 
! But... it's true, something went wrong.
First I tried to merge 8 packages to SFS but I failed miserably.
Frogatto 1.3.1
Executables (3 MB~), data (220 MB~) and 6 dependencies (1 MB~)
Two menu entries were created (without icons) but none worked. According to the console the installation not even existed, so I thought I had overdone and tried to do a simple merge... This time a SFS with some emulators.
DOSBox, Kega Fusion, PCSX, SNES9X, VBA-M and 6 dependencies... But DOSBox and Snes9x reported missing dependencies.
! But... it's true, something went wrong.First I tried to merge 8 packages to SFS but I failed miserably.
Frogatto 1.3.1
Executables (3 MB~), data (220 MB~) and 6 dependencies (1 MB~)
Two menu entries were created (without icons) but none worked. According to the console the installation not even existed, so I thought I had overdone and tried to do a simple merge... This time a SFS with some emulators.
DOSBox, Kega Fusion, PCSX, SNES9X, VBA-M and 6 dependencies... But DOSBox and Snes9x reported missing dependencies.
So this is common or I may be doing something wrong?jpeps wrote:Go easy...they don't always work after being combined into an sfs.
Hi.
I have downloaded PaDS again, installed and created an Audacity-1.3.12-2 SFS from 14 .deb Files inside a directory - using right-click function (you can use this also from the menu, if you edit the .desktop file (edit 'Categories=')).
Everything has been working fine incl. menu entry and executing the program after loading the sfs.
What are the your dependencies, some Qt libs? With Qt I think it's better to install a PET. While PaDS is building the SFS you can grab the PET to install from /root.
Menu entries (.desktop files) do need mostly a manually edit because of missing extensions of icon names etc. If the 'Exec=' entry contains something like %F etc. it is often useful to remove this also to run programs from menu.
I did use the .deb Files from the Lucid Repository and tried a lot from these programs - some of them don't work neither as a SFS nor as a PET.
I have downloaded PaDS again, installed and created an Audacity-1.3.12-2 SFS from 14 .deb Files inside a directory - using right-click function (you can use this also from the menu, if you edit the .desktop file (edit 'Categories=')).
Everything has been working fine incl. menu entry and executing the program after loading the sfs.
What are the your dependencies, some Qt libs? With Qt I think it's better to install a PET. While PaDS is building the SFS you can grab the PET to install from /root.
Menu entries (.desktop files) do need mostly a manually edit because of missing extensions of icon names etc. If the 'Exec=' entry contains something like %F etc. it is often useful to remove this also to run programs from menu.
I did use the .deb Files from the Lucid Repository and tried a lot from these programs - some of them don't work neither as a SFS nor as a PET.
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That was what I tried to merge:
frogatto_1.3.1+dfsg-1_i386.deb
frogatto-data_1.3.1+dfsg-1_all.deb
Dependencies:
libboost-regex1.49.0_1.49.0-3.1ubuntu1.2_i386.deb
libboost-system1.49.0_1.49.0-3.1ubuntu1_i386.deb
libglew1.7_1.7.0-3_i386.deb
libsdl-image1.2_1.2.10-3_i386.deb
libsdl-mixer1.2_1.2.11-7_i386.deb
libsdl-ttf2.0-0_2.0.9-1.1ubuntu1_i386.deb
After a few more attempts I decided to merge only 2 packages and install the 6 dependencies one by one... Worked!
(still with the menu thing but worked)
Also, I've installed this game on my Precise 5.5 before using these packages only but this time 2 more were requested:
oss-compat_1
libmikmod2_3.1.12-2
Well, I'm still saving a goooood space in my personal file so I think I can already feel satisfied. However, I will keep trying... I still have other "heavy" games that need to be portable.
Thank you for your attention so far!
frogatto_1.3.1+dfsg-1_i386.deb
frogatto-data_1.3.1+dfsg-1_all.deb
Dependencies:
libboost-regex1.49.0_1.49.0-3.1ubuntu1.2_i386.deb
libboost-system1.49.0_1.49.0-3.1ubuntu1_i386.deb
libglew1.7_1.7.0-3_i386.deb
libsdl-image1.2_1.2.10-3_i386.deb
libsdl-mixer1.2_1.2.11-7_i386.deb
libsdl-ttf2.0-0_2.0.9-1.1ubuntu1_i386.deb
After a few more attempts I decided to merge only 2 packages and install the 6 dependencies one by one... Worked!
(still with the menu thing but worked)Also, I've installed this game on my Precise 5.5 before using these packages only but this time 2 more were requested:
oss-compat_1
libmikmod2_3.1.12-2
Well, I'm still saving a goooood space in my personal file so I think I can already feel satisfied. However, I will keep trying... I still have other "heavy" games that need to be portable.
Thank you for your attention so far!