Convert and install Debian package on FreeBSD

[ccc]

hi

Howto convert and install debian package *.deb on FreeBSD 7.3 and which additional sofware do I need to install linux software?

 

[expl]

How to setup Linux Binary Compatibility (handbook)

Now lets look at the .deb file

What you need is to get data.tar.XX subfile from the main archive. Extract/copy files by hand to your linux emulation chroot/directory and hope it will run.

 

[tingo]

For future readers, there is the archivers/deb2targz utility as well.