> I was under the assumption that Debian used a different > packaging method, namely DEB.
That is correct! > can Debian use the RPMs from that site? I can not speak for these particular packages, but I have at least had good experience with "alien" on the video drivers for my videocard (which was ATI Mobility ....): bash% alien --to-deb <package.rpm> bash% dpkg -i <package.deb> You might need to do bash% apt-get install alien first. [As you have probably already understood alien is a program to convert between package formats, the very nature of this program indicates that it is not exactly bomb-proof, but at least my experience has been good.] In my case the resulting .deb package released the X files into a brand new /usr/x11r6 directory structure, instead of the correct /usr/X11R6, whether this was the fault of the original RPM, the alien program or what I don't know, I just moved (or actually symlinked in to) those files manually. Another tip when you are battling X startup problems: bash% startx 2> /tmp/x.error will send standard error to a file, so you can view this in peace. Good luck Joakim -- Joakim Hove Stabburveien 18 5231 Paradis 55 91 28 18 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
