Howto change dependencies

[bean1975]

While installing monkey audio .deb files from http://www.rarewares.org I found that they failed a minor dependency libstdc++6 (>= 4.0.2) was needed while I had 4.0.1-4ubuntu9, so I decided that I'll try whether it works -- the difference seemed minor. Warning: this may be dangerous to your system. You may end up with a system that is unrepairable. You are off all tracks and on your own if you try this. LIkely apt will awake Godzilla to eat you .

With that said, dependency information is stored in a file called control. Follow the following simple steps;

1. dpkg-deb -x foo.deb tmpdir
2. dpkg-deb --control foo.deb tmpdir/DEBIAN
3. nano tmpdir/DEBIAN/control
4. dpkg -b tmpdir hacked.deb

and there you are, your shiny new .deb file. And yes, monkey audio works

[MillDaKill]

Thanks for this guide. I had to rebuild some deb files for my printer.

[posburn]

HOLY CRAP! You are my hero

I had a problem with a package that needed libc6-i686. With the upgrade to Maverick, this package no longer exists per se (it's now just libc6).

Followed your guide and voila - problem solved. God I love Linux.

Thanks much (if you're still around from '05)!

[ki4jgt]

Thanks for THIS!! Boxee needed a dependency which was changed