what software is best for converting .deb to .rpm?
 

like the title states, what software do you suggest? and where do I find it. and how do I use it.

I am new to linux so try to explain well.

thank you

alien
http://www.linuxdocs.org/HOWTOs/RPM-...x-HOWTO-8.html
However, yum has all the packages yo need.

I searched yum and wasnt sure which one was right. here are the choices[root@kiska dpkg-1.13.25]# yum search alien
thanks

nothing seems to match

Download the source code
http://kitenet.net/~joey/code/alien/

The standard tool for such cases is called "alien", and it's available for most distros by default. This is the site if you really care about it (you shouldn't need to visit it, as said, use your package manager to install it).

http://kitenet.net/~joey/code/alien/

The above is the response to your question, the following is some information that I strongly believe that you should at least consider.

Converting a package to another archive format doesn't guarantee at all that the package is going to be compatible with your distribution. As a general rule, packages made for one distro shouldn't be used on another distribution, unless you enjoy fixing your system or reinstalling every month.

So, you should stick to packages designed for your distribution. If you can't find an official package for your distribution, you should look into the site of the authors of the software, sometimes they provide packages for a number of distributions. If there's absolutely no way to find a native package for your distribution, you should create your own, and if you are lazy, as the last resort, build it by hand and install it into a separate prefix under your home or in an alternate place like /usr/local/

In other words, what package are you trying to install on your Fedora system ? if you tell us the package you are trying to find, we may be able to assist you in locating a native package for your distro rather than trying to convert a non-native package from Debian/Ubuntu.