On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 9:01 PM, Chris Burkhardt <chris@> wrote: > Mark Goldshtein wrote: >>> You may try and install the RPM, it has few depends. >>> http://rpmseek.com/rpm-dl/wmsm-0.2.0-alt1.i586.html?hl=com&cbd=0:W:120:1859264:48:0:0 >> >> Thanks, for the tip! I have got one here: >> http://search.linux.kiev.ua/server/ftp.linux.kiev.ua/browse/pub/Linux/ALT/Sisyphus/files/i586/RPMS/?page=239 >> >> Their main FTP server seems to be down for the moment. >> >> Here is a log my attempt: >> >> # aptitude install wmsm-0.2.1-alt2.i586.rpm >> Reading package lists... Done >> Building dependency tree >> Reading state information... Done >> Reading extended state information >> Initializing package states... Done >> Writing extended state information... Done >> Reading task descriptions... Done >> Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched >> "wmsm-0.2.1-alt2.i586.rpm" >> Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched >> "wmsm-0.2.1-alt2.i586.rpm" >> No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed. >> 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. >> Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. >> Writing extended state information... Done >> Reading package lists... Done >> Building dependency tree >> Reading state information... Done >> Reading extended state information >> Initializing package states... Done >> Reading task descriptions... Done >> >> Would you please help me to install that little one? KPackage also >> gave me nothing. > > You would first need to convert the RPM package to a deb package using alien > (see the package named 'alien'). > > Then you would install the resulting .deb using 'dpkg -i packagename.deb'.
Thanks for the hint! # apt-get install alien Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: binutils build-essential debhelper dpkg-dev g++ g++-4.3 gcc gcc-4.3 html2text intltool-debian libbeecrypt6 libc6-dev libcompress-raw-zlib-perl libcompress-zlib-perl libdigest-hmac-perl libdigest-sha1-perl libfile-remove-perl libio-compress-base-perl libio-compress-zlib-perl libmail-box-perl libmail-sendmail-perl libmime-types-perl libobject-realize-later-perl librpm4.4 libstdc++6-4.3-dev libsys-hostname-long-perl libuser-identity-perl linux-libc-dev make po-debconf rpm Suggested packages: lsb-rpm lintian binutils-doc dh-make debian-keyring g++-multilib g++-4.3-multilib gcc-4.3-doc libstdc++6-4.3-dbg gcc-multilib manpages-dev autoconf automake1.9 libtool flex bison gdb gcc-doc gcc-4.3-multilib libmudflap0-4.3-dev gcc-4.3-locales libgcc1-dbg libgomp1-dbg libmudflap0-dbg glibc-doc libhtml-format-perl spamassassin libmail-imapclient-perl libstdc++6-4.3-doc make-doc And if I trying to install any few packages more from 'suggested' section, that process of never-end dependences have promise to 'convert' my end-user computer into developer station :) I am just trying to install a tiny prog about 20kb in weight :) Do I really need 100+ megs of something I will never use to have it done :) ? Is that possible to do this "convert" operation online? "To build, or do not to build?" :) -- Sincerely Yours' Mark Goldshtein -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
