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Titel: Installing software from rpm
 Verfasst am: 15.08.2006, 07:47 Uhr
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Anmeldung: 15. Jul 2006
Beiträge: 136
Wohnort: Spanaway, Wa
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I found a piece of software that I would like to install but it is .rpm. I did a search in the forum but didn't find anything relevant. I have learned how to do .tar.gz and bz2 but I am lost here. Can it be done? What do I need to do? Thanks for your help.
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Verfasst am: 15.08.2006, 07:56 Uhr
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| Are you sure this program isn't in the Debian repositories? Try looking for it with apt-get update and apt-cache search. Or maybe it's "klikable", http://klik.atekon.de |
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And I ain't got no worries 'cause I ain't in no hurry at all (Doobie Brothers, "Black Water").
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Titel: Installing software from rpm
Verfasst am: 15.08.2006, 07:58 Uhr
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Anmeldung: 06. Mai 2005
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Wohnort: berlin
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john,
we dont encourage to use .rpm in debian. it is the redhat package format.
there is alien (installed) to convert from .rpm to .deb, but it might damage your package system sooner or later.
so better look for a debian .deb package.
what tool is that anyways?
greetz
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Verfasst am: 15.08.2006, 14:45 Uhr
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like ockham23 and devil said, try to check if the program is in the debian repositories or if it is available in klik. if you have no other choice, you can try doing the following as root:
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#alien <packagename>.rpm
#dpkg -i <name of package alien created>.deb
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Verfasst am: 16.08.2006, 00:19 Uhr
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Wohnort: Spanaway, Wa
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Enough said, I don't need it that bad. Just something I saw and thought I would try. Thanks to all of you and I will now stay away from rpm.
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