debian-dpkg-zstd

zstd decompression support for Debian

This is a patched dpkg package for Debian

Adds support for zstd decompression of Ubuntu deb packages.
Why? If you would like to be able to install deb packages from a Ubuntu repository in Debian.

Installation

Download the deb packages and install:

git clone https://github.com/tmiland/dpkg-zstd-patches.git

sudo dpkg -i ./deb-packages/dpkg_1.20.12_amd64.deb

sudo dpkg -i ./deb-packages/dpkg-repack_1.47_all.deb

dpkg-repack is downloaded from the bullseye repo with:

apt download dpkg-repack=1.47

Not needed if you are running bullseye

On bookworm it’s Because of the following error:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 dpkg-repack : Depends: dpkg (>= 1.21.0)

Add to /etc/apt/preferences to pin the dpkg packages:
Keeps them from being updated

sudo nano /etc/apt/preferences

Package: dpkg dpkg-repack
Pin: release *
Pin-Priority: -100

Testing

Tested on Debian bookworm on Oct 29 2022

Build dpkg from source

git clone https://git.dpkg.org/git/dpkg/dpkg.git

cd to root dpkg folder:

cd dpkg

git checkout 1.20.12

Apply patch:

Copy patch to root dpkg folder:

cp -rp ../patches/0001-dpkg-Add-Zstandard-compression-and-decompression-sup.patch .

patch -p1 -i 0001-dpkg-Add-Zstandard-compression-and-decompression-sup.patch

./autogen

./configure

make -j$(nproc)

make check

sudo dpkg-buildpackage -b -uc -us

Adding Ubuntu archive alternative install (Debian bookworm)

Add to /etc/apt/source.list:

deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/archive.ubuntu.com-archive-keyring.gpg] http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu kinetic main

Import the key:

sudo gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/archive.ubuntu.com-archive-keyring.gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 871920D1991BC93C

Add to /etc/apt/preferences:

Package: *
Pin: release a=kinetic
Pin-Priority: -1000

Run:

sudo apt update

Then:

sudo apt install dpkg=1.21.9ubuntu1

Replace the version with current. Check with:

apt policy dpkg

Remember to pin the dpkg package in /etc/apt/preferences

Package: dpkg
Pin: release *
Pin-Priority: -100

Credits

Debian Bug report logs – #892664 dpkg: Please add decompression support for zstd

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