I did this with only my tablet: 4) cd /home/user/MyDocs/.documents 5) dpkg-deb -x skype_1.7.62.48.5_armel.deb . 6) sudo gainroot 7) cp -f usr/bin/skyhost /usr/bin 8) exit And to clean up: DO NOT do this as root!!! 9) rm -r usr/ etc/ Notice the absence of slashes before the folders. This removes the extracted contents from the current directery.