So I'm trying to alter some archive files in Ubuntu but I'm unable to edit or replace files as you can with 7zip in Windows. I can't use windows, because the directories I need to edit aren't visible in windows 7. Here's what I need to do:
I need to open "Archive.ipk". The ipk-archive consists of a single folder "." which contains two archive files; SubArchA.tar.gz and SubArchB.tar.gz. I need to replace or edit a file inside SubArchA.tar.gz, but the only way in Archive Manager (ubuntu) to save alterations to an archive are by saving as a new archive (cannot save over original, will return error), and when I do that, the directory "." is removed, and so the two tar.gz files are in the root of the .ipk instaid of under the directory ".". This is a problem because I do not believe the ipk will install correctly without the correct file-system structure. Also, if I extract the contents of the ipk, the folder is ignored. Anybody know how to preserve the structure?
I need to open "Archive.ipk". The ipk-archive consists of a single folder "." which contains two archive files; SubArchA.tar.gz and SubArchB.tar.gz. I need to replace or edit a file inside SubArchA.tar.gz, but the only way in Archive Manager (ubuntu) to save alterations to an archive are by saving as a new archive (cannot save over original, will return error), and when I do that, the directory "." is removed, and so the two tar.gz files are in the root of the .ipk instaid of under the directory ".". This is a problem because I do not believe the ipk will install correctly without the correct file-system structure. Also, if I extract the contents of the ipk, the folder is ignored. Anybody know how to preserve the structure?