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It seems unnecessary for core functionality at least -- I installed Zoom by unpacking the .app from the .pkg by hand (without running any installer scripts) and
by panic 6y ago
It seems unnecessary for core functionality at least -- I installed Zoom by unpacking the .app from the .pkg by hand (without running any installer scripts) and it works fine.
- figbert 6y agoMind throwing me the name of or link to the program you used to unpack the .app? I'd like to do that myself, and remember stumbling on a program that did that, but can't recall the name.
- Avery3R 6y ago7-Zip can do it on windows, maybe there's an osx port?
- SturgeonsLaw 6y ago7-Zip, now there's a fantastic piece of software. It opens damn near everything, has an ultra-lightweight interface and doesn't have any near-malicious money grubbing schemes.
- yrro 6y agoIt's not safe to process untrusted files with 7zip https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16985460 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16985460
- 1123581321 6y ago7-zip is great. The Unarchiver is its equivalent on Mac. Suspicious Package is better for this particular file format because it shows what the installer will do, not just what it has in it.
- yborg 6y agoKeka is my go-to for this, actively maintained by its author. https://www.keka.io/ https://www.keka.io/
- mr_toad 6y agobrew install p7zip
- quietthrow 6y agoGot me curious too. Answer Just a google search away. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11298855/how-to-unpack-and-pack-pkg-file https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11298855/how-to-unpack-a...
- icodestuff 6y agoPacifist used to be the go-to app for this; probably still is.
- grinsekatze 6y agoBeen using 'Suspicious Package' lately: https://www.mothersruin.com/software/SuspiciousPackage/ https://www.mothersruin.com/software/SuspiciousPackage/
- panic 6y agoThis is what I used, but it looks unmaintained; I'd try others' suggestions first: https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/45385/payload-extractor https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/45385/payload-extractor
- MagerValp 6y agoSuspicious Package and Pacifist are great tools, but you can do it with the built-in pkgutil command: % pkgutil --expand foo-1.0.pkg foo_pkg % cd foo_pkg % ls -Al total 352 -rw-r--r-- 1 magervalp staff 44491 16 Mar 12:19 Bom -rw-r--r-- 1 magervalp staff 566 9 Apr 13:51 PackageInfo -rw-r--r--@ 1 magervalp staff 67794 16 Mar 12:19 Payload drwxr-xr-x 4 magervalp staff 128 9 Apr 13:51 Scripts % mv Payload Payload.cpio.gz % open Payload.cpio.gz
- timdoug 6y agoI'll throw in a plug for the tool I've written, unpkg: https://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/ https://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/