On Sun, 04 Mar 2001 16:49:10 +0100, Florian Bartels writes: >Holp, John Mr. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >> alien package_name.rpm >> >> Will apparently convert/create a Red Hat ".rpm" package to a Debian >> ".deb" package ?? > >IHMO Yes
It does. >> I don't think apt or apt-get need or understand packages with the >> .deb suffix. So is it possible to use apt or apt-get on a non-Debian >> package to install it on a Debian system? >> >My alien version it has the option -i which installs a package install the converted .deb with `dpkg -i <filename>` cheers, &rw -- / Ing. Robert Waldner | Network Engineer | T: +43 1 89933 F: x533 \ \ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | KPNQwest/AT | DSA key ID: C33A2BC0 /
