Re: [expert] deb packages

[John Aldrich]

On Fri, 14 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> Hello all:
> 
> I wanted to install a program in .deb format, and every time I click on the
> file kpackage opens and closes instalntly (it crashes, I guess). Is it possible
> to install .deb packages in Mandrake? 
> I would also like to know if it's possible to extract the files from a .rpm
> package without installing it.
> Thanks
> 
Go get Alien. Although I tried it once and wasn't real
happy.
        John