What is alternative to -dpkg for Mac?

Question

I'm trying to use dpkg command but in Mac OS X it doesn't seem to work for me

dpkg -scanpackages -m . /dev/null -->Packages

-bash: dpkg: command not found
dns:Administrator$ man dpkg
No manual entry for dpkg

I wonder how can I use the dpkg in Mac??

Pasadis

Are you looking for an equivalent packet manager in os x or do you really want to use the debian packet manager? – Clientele

@Lightforce I was trying to get the package for the .deb file so I can update the repo. but I thought mac also support dpkg command but that what I got in return once I input the command – Pasadis

@Lightforce : what is the equivalent packet manager in os x? – Monopolize

@Monopolize The most popular solutions are homebrew and macports. I personally use macports but some like homebrew better. It's a matter of taste. – Clientele

Answer 1

Or homebrew Link brew install dpkg

The macports version has a lot of dependencies and takes forever.

If all you want to do is see what is in the package then unar and untar it.

ar -x package.deb

You should then have a debian-version, control.tar.gz and data.tar.gz in your current directory. The files the package would add will be in data.tar.gz. The package description will be in a file named control inside the control.tar.gz file.

tar -tvzf data.tar.gz

Georginageorgine

I love brew It is awesome :D – Pasadis

Getting brew on OS X 10.11 if you didn't already have it is a huge pain in the butt. First you need fink, which you can't seem to get, as the OS X installation instructions are to use dpkg!!! UGH – Readjustment

This installation of dpkg is not configured to install software, so commands such as dpkg -i, dpkg --configure will fail. I got this error. – Brooks

Answer 2

You will first have to install dpkg. In my opinion the easiest way to do this is to first install macports which is a high level packet manager for os x and then use macports to install dpkg.

Installing macports: http://www.macports.org/install.php

Once installed you can run sudo port install dpkg. Then you can use dpkg on the command line.

Clientele

This has been the only decent starting point I've found to overcome my stupid homebrew installation issue due to SSL certs >.< Get MacPorts, then Fink, then cURL, then Homebrew... seriously?! – Readjustment

Answer 3

"dpkg" utility can be provided by Fink.

Kaslik