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Installing RPM Files

Asked by Squirrel Havoc

How do I install RedHat Package Manager (rpm) packages? Or how can I convert them to .deb files?

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Dave Meikle (dmk-uk) said : 		#1

You need to use the alien command, so you will have to install it first.

sudo apt-get install alient

now you can use it like this:

alien -i <filename>.rpm

You can also change rpm's to debs for later install with dpkg. Just type man alien.

Regards,
Dave

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Dave Meikle (dmk-uk) said : 		#2

man alien for more information, not to convert the debs ;-)

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Squirrel Havoc (squirrelhavoc) said : 		#3

Thank you, that answered my question.