On Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:40:01 +0200, ChadDavis wrote: > I'm doing some software development that uses RPM packages. I would > like to have RPM installed on my debian system for trivial and > development only usage. In other words, I don't really plan to manage > my system with it at all; i just want to use it for my dev purposes. > > My question is whether this is a problem. Will it somehow corrupt my > deb system to simply install RPM and use it to play with the odd rpm > package? <div dir="ltr">I'm doing some software development that > uses RPM packages. I would like to have RPM installed on my debian > system for trivial and development only usage. In other words, I > don't really plan to manage my system with it at all; i just want to > use it for my dev purposes. <div> <br></div><div>My question is whether > this is a problem. Will it somehow corrupt my deb system to simply > install RPM and use it to play with the odd rpm > package?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
Have you tried the "alien" package? This converts rpms to debs, thereby not confusing the packaging system. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/klosak$vfv$1...@dont-email.me
