diff --git a/lazy.sh b/lazy.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+usage() {
+	echo $(basename "$0"): ERROR: "$@" 1>&2
+	echo usage: $(basename "$0") '([-i]|[-u]) [-o root]
+		[pkg.tar]' 1>&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+tar_fail() {
+	echo "Failed to extract tar"
+	exit 1
+}
+
+stat_fail() {
+	echo "Not a valid package"
+	echo "Missing package meta file"
+}
+
+i= u= f= o=
+
+case "$1" in
+	-i) i=1;;
+	-u) u=1;;
+	*) usage "bad argument $i";;
+esac
+shift
+
+while :
+do
+    case "$1" in
+	-o) shift; o="$1";;
+	--) shift; break;;
+	-*) usage "bad argument $1";;
+	*) break;;
+    esac
+    shift
+done
+
+if [ "$i" = "1" ]; then
+	echo "Installing $1"
+	mkdir -p /tmp/lazybox/$1 || exit 1
+	tar -xf $1 -C /tmp/lazybox/$1 || tar_fail
+	stat /tmp/lazybox/$1/lib/lazypkg/ >/dev/null || stat_fail
+	tar -xf $1 -C /
+	rm -r /tmp/lazybox/$1
+fi