How can I get the rpm command and rpm build command on my Debian box?

abefroman · 11-25-2005, 04:08 PM

chemichael · 11-25-2005, 04:39 PM

http://packages.debian.org/stable/admin/rpm
http://www.newlinuxuser.com/howto-in...-a-debian-box/

Hi I never used debian but I want to try it so I read as much as i can i found that debian will not allow a rpm package to install directly, as a walk around, you
can use alien to change rpm to deb.

I hope some of this helps. TA TA

XavierP · 11-25-2005, 04:40 PM

What do you wantr to do with it? Debian uses .deb packages. You could try something like Alien, but it really will mean that YMMV.

chemichael · 11-28-2005, 11:02 AM

Any one here a echo?

chemichael · 11-28-2005, 11:03 AM

lugoteehalt · 11-28-2005, 12:24 PM

I've never tried it but have noticed that Debian has (or perhaps used to have) rpm available for install on its official distribution. It even suggested I install it once.

kushalkoolwal · 11-28-2005, 12:38 PM

I have used aline many times to get some rpm package installed on my Debian system. Just do:

Code:

apt-get  update
apt-get install alien

Good luck.