how to install a .deb as a non-root user?

[Skaperen]

i have a .deb that i want to install privately for one user (non-root, no sudo) so that it ends up in that user's home directory, with that user's ownership. how is this to be done?

[Perfect Storm]

I would unpack it and take out the app itself and leave the rest.

https://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=285949&stc=1&d=1590038727

[Skaperen]

how can i do that with commands?

[Perfect Storm]

extracting?

ar -xv ****.deb

[Skaperen]

i learned something new and interesting today. now my mind will go crazy over ways to analyze debs. i wonder if i can even create them with ar.