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installing rpm pack

Asked by bessem

i want to install the MEGA 4 software,
it was tested for ubuntu 7.1
the downloaded pack is rpm
when i use the alien command
"sudo alien -k MEGA-4-02.i386.rpm"
i get this answer
"Unpacking of 'MEGA-4-02.i386.rpm' failed at /usr/share/perl5/Alien/Package/Rpm.pm line 155"
can you help me, or is there another way to install the soft.
thanks for your help

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Best Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄 (popey) said : 		#1

You haven't run out of disk space have you?

Please read this before using alien:-

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RPM/AlienHowto

Installing packages which have been converted from rpm to deb format is generally not recommended.

I tried to do the same thing on my machine and it worked. Here's the resulting deb.

http://popey.com/~alan/mega_4-02_i386.deb

Use at your own risk.

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bessem (c-bessem) said : 		#2

thanks a lot,
i used the deb pack u generated
and install it successfully
(checking with synaptic)
but i can't find it on applications or using the "Add/remove"
cause normally it's a soft for phylogenesis like treeview and clustal X combined.
for the space i have more than 70 Go free

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juancarlospaco (juancarlospaco) said : 		#3

Run the installed program from Terminal, or make a Launcher on Desktop

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Malick DIATTA (maxi-milck) said : 		#4

hello,
FIRST try to connect as you by sudo your name.
try to move in the repertory wwhere you're installing the rpm package, and then use the commande tar -xzvf name file
to decompress then type the commande make name file, then make install name file.

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bessem (c-bessem) said : 		#5

thanks for your help
i discovered that it needs wine to be launched
when i tried to launch it from the terminal

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bessem (c-bessem) said : 		#6

Thanks Alan Pope, that solved my question.