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

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

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

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

    how can i do that with commands?
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    Re: how to install a .deb as a non-root user?

    extracting?
    Code:
    ar -xv ****.deb

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

    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.
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