I want to install limewire onto my computer but my problem is that when I click the rpm and save into "kdepackages" it comes up with a screen that says I can install it but when I try it says...

rpm -U --replacepkgs '//tmp/LimeWireLinux-1.rpm';echo RESULT=$?
rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian.
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - No such file or directory (2)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
RESULT=1

Yes, on Debian-based distros, you need use the "alien" command to convert the RPM into a .deb package; and then install that.

open an xterm window in the folder where the file is stored. MEPIS cannot install .rpm packages, so we need to change it to a .deb package. in that xterm window (maybe as su) type
and that will change the package into .deb That * (wildcard) means that you don't need to type the whole name, just enough of it for alien to know what package its working on.

IT worked, thank you very much

How about installing a Debian package from 'FrostWire.?

I downloaded it to my desktop and right-clicked it, chose 'Manage Package>Install' and a little window flashed on for a split-second

And then nothing! No install!

Any Ideas?

I use gtk-gnutella, easily downloaded and installed with synaptic,is easily configured and works great with mepis.

hi there this is how to get it to work with alien as I did this and saved it in OO

have a good look at the lines I put in only. it's really easy


Password:
root@1[samuelmp]# apt-get install alien
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
alien is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
root@1[samuelmp]# alien LimewireLinux.rpm
File "LimewireLinux.rpm" not found.
root@1[samuelmp]# cd /home/samuelmp
root@1[samuelmp]# alien LimeWireLinux.rpm
limewire-free_4.10.9-1_i386.deb generated
root@1[samuelmp]# dpkg -i limewire-free_{version-number}_i386.deb
dpkg: error processing limewire-free_{version-number}_i386.deb (--install):
cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
limewire-free_{version-number}_i386.deb
root@1[samuelmp]# dpkg -i limewire-free_4.10.9-1_i386.deb
Selecting previously deselected package limewire-free.
(Reading database ... 73040 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking limewire-free (from limewire-free_4.10.9-1_i386.deb) ...
Setting up limewire-free (4.10.9-1) ...
root@1[samuelmp]# limewire
Starting LimeWire...
Java exec found in PATH. Verifying...
Suitable java version found [java = 1.5.0_05]
Configuring environment...
Loading LimeWire:
CyberGarage warning : addr = 192.168.1.3
CyberGarage warning : port = 8008
CyberGarage warning : Operation not permitted
java.io.IOException: Operation not permitted
at java.net.PlainDatagramSocketImpl.send(Native Method)
at java.net.DatagramSocket.send(Unknown Source)
at org.cybergarage.upnp.ssdp.HTTPUSocket.post(HTTPUSocket.java:194)
at org.cybergarage.upnp.ssdp.SSDPSearchResponseSocket.post(SSDPSearchResponseSocket.java:109)
at org.cybergarage.upnp.ssdp.SSDPSearchResponseSocketList.post(SSDPSearchResponseSocketList.java:143)
at org.cybergarage.upnp.ControlPoint.search(ControlPoint.java:494)
at org.cybergarage.upnp.ControlPoint.start(ControlPoint.java:819)
at org.cybergarage.upnp.ControlPoint.start(ControlPoint.java:849)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.UPnPManager.start(UPnPManager.java:130)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Initializer.initialize(Initializer.java:189)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.load(GUILoader.java:41)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(Main.java:44)





this will creat a debian file next to your RPM file which will be in the same folder as the RPM