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rpm files to deb format.

Asked by raj simha

how to convert rpm files to debian format.

i had search in google how to install rpm files in ubuntu lnux.
in a web site i found this command.
1)sudo apt-get install alien dpkg-dev debhelper build-essential.

it install all g++ essentials and alien had installed.
2)there is another command to convert rpm packages into debian format.
sudo alien packagename.rpm
this is not installing.
i again tried to run this command by removing sudo in the terminal.

raj@raj-desktop:~$ alien packagename.rpm
Must run as root to convert to deb format (or you may use fakeroot).

finally i need to know how to install the rpm packages on my system.

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Warren Hill (warren-hill) said : 		#1

See here
http://www.howtoforge.com/converting_rpm_to_deb_with_alien

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mycae (mycae) said : 		#2

alien is not a magical tool -- it has very strong limitations in what it is able to convert from RPM to a deb. The original design was to create a read-to-customise port for RPMs, not an end user result (although it can sometimes be used this way) -- what exactly are you trying to install? Sometimes a source install is easier.

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raj simha (rajsimha4428) said : 		#3

i had installed firefox 9.0.0. when i opened youtube it is asking for missed plugins.when i clicked the option install missed plugin it showed to manually install the plugin.in adobe there are no .deb adobe plugins in linux.so i had downloaded the .rpm file.so i need to install.

this alien command is not working properly.so plz suggest how to install the plugin.

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Best Ubfan (ubfan1) said : 		#4

Dear little Adobe buried the deb (also known as apt) install choices. Click on the download flash button on Adobe's home page, notice that it has properly identified your system, and given you the choices in a dropdown list which does not include the APT choice. Click instead on "other os", you now get a page with APT added to the dropdown list. You will have to decide yourself why Adobe did such a strange thing, burying the the most popular Linux package.

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raj simha (rajsimha4428) said : 		#5

Thanks Ubfan, that solved my question.

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Lynne Stevens (jackie40d) said : 		#6

Tried that with a file I have used before for Lightscribe . . But it was in 10.10 and it converted it to.deb , , and now that Ihave 11.10 either says NO SUCH FILE or can't find it . . I made the permissions to read and write and still wil not convert it . . Even re down loaded the newer version of the file . . Still says the same thing . . Why ? . . Side comment onlly 2 more days of election commercials YES !