On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 07:25:41AM -0500, John Hasler wrote: > Rahmat M. Samik-Ibrahim wrote: > > Suppose all files will go into /usr/local -- most of them will be shell > > or perl scripts: what would be the possibility of an rpm package (using > > alien) will screw a debian system? > > As long as all the files go into /usr/local the Debian system will not be > damaged.
And, if you're converting the .rpm to a .deb using alien and installing it with dpkg, dpkg will have the opportunity to check for file conflicts and will refuse to install the package if any exist. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
