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"ar" command not found in Debian [closed]

root@joker:/usr/libaio# ar -x libaio1*.deb

bash: ar: command not found

I was trying to extract a .deb package by using 'ar' command in my newly installed Debian. I tried to find how I can install this utility. But not able to find it.

Can anyone help me with this.

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user3287367 Avatar asked Mar 20 '16 06:03

user3287367


2 Answers

ar is provided by binutils

make sure you have it installed

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krazedkrish Avatar answered Oct 01 '22 09:10

krazedkrish


Can you try with dpkg

dpkg -x libaio1*.deb /tmp/out
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Sanj Avatar answered Oct 01 '22 09:10

Sanj