Im using kubuntu 12.04 and i already installed my system.
Used Alien few time in process to convert rpm in deb files.
From some reason alien stopped working and havo some problems with converting rpm to deb.

Used to work fine but now i cant convert any rpm file anymore.

i get error like this :

joe@hal:~/Downloads$ sudo alien -cv libGLEW1_5-1.5.8-21.1.x86_64.rpm
chmod: invalid option -- '/'
Try `chmod --help' for more information.
mkdir: invalid option -- '/'
Try `mkdir --help' for more information.
mkdir -/debian failed: at /usr/share/perl5/Alien/Package/Deb.pm line 299.
joe@hal:~/Downloads$ sudo alien -d libGLEW1_5-1.5.8-21.1.x86_64.rpm
chmod: invalid option -- '/'
Try `chmod --help' for more information.
mkdir: invalid option -- '/'
Try `mkdir --help' for more information.
mkdir -/debian failed: at /usr/share/perl5/Alien/Package/Deb.pm line 299.
joe@hal:~/Downloads$ gedit /usr/share/perl5/Alien/Package/Deb.pm

(gedit:16994): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_css_section_get_file: assertion `section != NULL' failed

(gedit:16994): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_css_section_get_end_position: assertion `section != NULL' failed

(gedit:16994): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_css_section_get_end_line: assertion `section != NULL' failed

(gedit:16994): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: <data>:1:0: Unknown value 'GTK_SHADOW_NONE' for enum type 'GtkShadowType'

(gedit:16994): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_css_section_get_file: assertion `section != NULL' failed

(gedit:16994): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_css_section_get_end_position: assertion `section != NULL' failed

(gedit:16994): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_css_section_get_end_line: assertion `section != NULL' failed

(gedit:16994): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: <data>:1:0: Unknown value 'GTK_SHADOW_NONE' for enum type 'GtkShadowType'

(gedit:16994): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_css_section_get_file: assertion `section != NULL' failed

(gedit:16994): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_css_section_get_end_position: assertion `section != NULL' failed

(gedit:16994): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_css_section_get_end_line: assertion `section != NULL' failed

(gedit:16994): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: <data>:1:0: Unknown value 'GTK_SHADOW_NONE' for enum type 'GtkShadowType'

** (gedit:16994): WARNING **: Could not load theme icon gtk-home: Icon 'gtk-home' not present in theme

(gedit:16994): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_tree_selection_get_selected: assertion `GTK_IS_TREE_SELECTION (selection)' failed

anyone knows what could be problem here?

Thanx

um i have to ask, why are you converting rpm files into .dpk files? ubuntu has a HUGE library of applications/files/codecs/etc... i would venture to say quite possibly even larger then the RedHat world does.

Hi lleb.
I'm not sure i follow you.
What do you mean .dpk files?
So far, i used alien to to convert in .deb files. And that's what i did here as well.
Two hours ago i installed maya, mudbox and other software that i need and everything was ok.
I need to convert rpm to .deb to be able to install software i need.
From some reason now it cant convert anyomore..

C

Hi,
i found this thread from guy who had 100% same problem. With installing same app.
Must be that some of 3d realted softwares or something mess up something.
But here's how it's fixed...

sudo apt-get --reinstall --only-upgrade install ^{lib,}rpm
to reinstall rpm and fix temp files

Here's whole thread:

http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/inde...t-2123884.html

Thanx

C

glad you found the solution, but still does not explain why you are not using native debian package software? unubtu is nothing but a fork of debian.

sorry typo on my part.

I must tell that i still do not understand you completely.

Native debian/ubuntu package is .deb, and that is what i'm trying to create with alien.
I cant find all software that i need in .deb format.
Most software i use come just in .rpm format and i must use alien and convert to .deb to be able to install.
At least that is how im doing it. Maybe im missing something but this is how i used to install software so far. In this example i tries to convert Autodesk Mudbox which comes just as rpm. There is no .deb version on official web site that i can find and install. That's why im using alien and converting to .deb to be able to install.

I hope this make sense to you?

Thanx.
C