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Old 01-21-2003, 08:48 PM   #1
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rpms package manger


is it possible to install the rpm package manger into gentoo or knoppix i have some things that are rpm based and i want to install them bad and i cant get them any other way
 
Old 01-21-2003, 09:44 PM   #2
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Why yesh

I used Gentoo for awhile now and you can emerge the rpm set and most of them worked

I now use Libranet and since its Debian based, the alien command works very nicely. That command converts RH RPM packages to .DEB

which in turn you can do a dpkg -i <filename>.deb

Hope that satisfies your hunger
 
Old 01-22-2003, 03:34 AM   #3
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Hi Guys,

On the other side there's also a nice RPM manager : Synaptic
This EXCELLENT GUI-based tool (some people don't like GUI-based tools) is available iont the Conectiva website.

Have fun with this !
 
Old 01-22-2003, 04:14 PM   #4
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the alien command works very nicely
whats this alien command you speak of?

EDIT: nm i googled it up

well i got 2 out of the 3 pkgs converted but one just will not convert i also downloaded that 'synaptic' pkg i added it then tryed

Code:
$ rpm -i fileTHATwillNOTconvert.rpm
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - No such file or directory (2)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
do i have to do any configing of synaptic?

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Old 01-22-2003, 06:18 PM   #5
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No, Synaptic works as a standalone and connects himself to a RPM library.
The ones you select will be downloaded and installed.

Weird.
 
  


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