Holp, John Mr. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Debian Warriors, > > Is there a general technique or utility that allows one to install a > non-Debina package on a Debian system? > > I am finding very sketchy information about a thing called > "alien" syntax something like; > > alien package_name.rpm > > Will apparently convert/create a Red Hat ".rpm" package to a Debian > ".deb" package ??
IHMO Yes > 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 > man alien, whereis alien, whatis alien, etc., etc produce no > indication of such a thing on my Debian 2.2.17 machine. -- _________________________________________________________ //Florian Bartels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> \\ || <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>|| \\---------------------------------------------------------// I'm Not Schizophrenic, And Neither Am I.
