Hi, I've got this libncurses5-dev_5.0-6.0potato1.deb file that I need to use on my system which runs on RedHat 6.2.
I installed "dpkg" successfully but when I enter the command: #dpkg -i libncurses5-dev_5.0-6.0potato1.deb I get the following error message: dpkg: failed to open package info file /var/lib/dpkg/status I guess this file is supposed to be a part of a Debian system which probably keeps track of the status of the installed packages. But since I'm on RedHat...there's no such file. I've a feeling (err..no I'm sure!!) this is an elementary question and I'm also not too certain if this is the correct list to ask this question, but could someone please let me know how I could go about using *.deb files on a RedHat system? Thanks in advance! Supriyo __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Y! Pages - Search or browse for business listings. http://yp.yahoo.com.sg/
