Re: rpm and Debian
On Thu, May 13, 2004 at 03:32:57PM -0400, Lee Hanxue wrote: > On Thu, 13 May 2004 00:58:58 -0500 > dircha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [1] http://packages.debian.org > > [2] http://apt-get.org > > [3] http://www.backports.org > > [4] http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ > > [5] http://lists.debian.org > > Not to forget http://mentors.debian.net > You might be able to find packages which are not available at the > official repository. I would advise against using mentors.debian.net unless you're a Debian developer sponsoring packages, or unless somebody you trust has explicitly pointed you to an individual package there. Packages in the mentors archive are there because they're waiting for a Debian developer to sponsor them into the official archive. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: rpm and Debian
On Thu, 13 May 2004 00:58:58 -0500 dircha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [1] http://packages.debian.org > [2] http://apt-get.org > [3] http://www.backports.org > [4] http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ > [5] http://lists.debian.org > Not to forget http://mentors.debian.net You might be able to find packages which are not available at the official repository. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: rpm and Debian
Rick wrote: Can I use rpm command to access deb DB? rpm is available in the Debian package of the same name (rpm). However, any packages you install with the rpm command will not be managed by the Debian package management system. .deb is the native package format of a Debian system. You can attempt to convert .rpm packages to .deb packages using the tools available in the alien package. However, conversion will not always be successful and may not produce the results you expect. It is best to install software on your Debian system from .deb packages. If you can not locate a .deb package for the software you wish to install in the official Debian repositories [1], you can also try apt-get.org [2] for third-party apt repositories of all types or backports.org [3] for third-party apt repositories for the stable distribution only. If you need assistance configuring your system to install software, feel free to consult the Debian manual [4], search the list archives [5], or ask here on the list. [1] http://packages.debian.org [2] http://apt-get.org [3] http://www.backports.org [4] http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ [5] http://lists.debian.org dircha -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
