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Old 12-09-2002, 10:30 PM   #1
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.deb files in non-Debian distro


Hi, there is a software package that is only available in .deb format, but I've been using Redhat and there doesn't seem to be a way to install it? Is this even possible?
 
Old 12-10-2002, 02:16 AM   #2
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Try alien.It works fine for me.Only used it for little things.
 
  


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