using alien to convert rpm to deb.

greythorne · 04-13-2005, 03:04 AM

im trying to convert some rpm pkg to deb pkg using alien. what do you think about about? is it wise to do so? here im trying to convert AdobeReader_enu-7.0.0-1.i386.rpm to deb pkg.

thnx.

heema · 04-13-2005, 03:15 AM

i done it before (for the ati drivers) and it wasnt a problem

and there is a deb here if you want

http://debian.tu-bs.de/mirror/mplaye...n/binary-i386/

greythorne · 04-13-2005, 04:14 AM

that is really great i did not know there is this site with acrobat reader available. thank you very much Heema.

btw can i add the site in apt-get and then use synaptic to d/l the pkg i want?