Packaging Binaries

aeuzent · 02-04-2006, 09:24 PM

Recently while playing around with the Ubuntu FAQ (the new offical one) there was an entry about creating a DEB package from Java binaries (link) I really liked this idea and wanted to know if there's a way to easily do it with other binary packages such as a flash player or a non-debian compatible app.

sharkee · 02-05-2006, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by aeuzent

Recently while playing around with the Ubuntu FAQ (the new offical one) there was an entry about creating a DEB package from Java binaries (link) I really liked this idea and wanted to know if there's a way to easily do it with other binary packages such as a flash player or a non-debian compatible app.

Debian has a package called Alien which changes rpms tar & slackware packages to debs and installs them.I havent tried it yet.
Regards
Sharke

aeuzent · 02-05-2006, 10:24 AM

I didn't know alien also changed slackware packages. It's a good program but not universal. It wont convert all rpms and tgzs to deb packages.