Alien rpm to deb, lightscribe problem linux mint forums. Almohawell includes features that are not present in the aforementioned applications. Alien converts an rpm package file into a debian package file or alien can install an rpm file directly. Alien supports the conversion of the following package formats.
In this article i will convert mollyguard from deb to rpm and show you how to convert files in the other available formats. Stack overflow for teams is a private, secure spot for you and your coworkers to find and share information. To convert a package from rpm to debian format, use this command syntax. Mint 17 sees the shd162c lightscribe drive and works with cds, dvds, k3b etc. Experimental perl script to convert software packages.
This really works, but dependencies may be different. Installing alien installation on debian systems alien can usually just be installed using aptget on most debian based systems. Learn more use alien to convert the rpm file into a. Both methods are fairly simple, but installing rpm packages on a debianbased system can lead to some issues, depending on the software being installed more on this down below. If at all possible, install packages from ubuntus repositories using addremove, aptget, or the synaptic package manager. Could not find rpm binary, lsc credential package generation for rpm and deb based targets will not work. Almohawell is a fork of the famous alien tool, and its based on the almasa alien software. Convert rpm to deb debian package in linux mint 14. Rpm resource alien alien is a program that converts between the rpm mageia, mandriva, redhat, dpkg debian, slp stampede, and tgz slackware file formats. Installing alien installation on debian systems alien can usually just be installed using aptget on most debian. For this test we have chosen dateutils, which provides a set of date and time utilities to deal with large amounts of financial data.
Most people, when using alien to convert deb to rpm, only use the r switch. Jun 16, 2012 alien is a program that converts between the rpm, dpkg, stampede slp, and slackware tgz file formats. There is no official package available for opensuse leap 15. Thats it, if your rpm or deb file is very large in size, then you can expect alien to take few seconds to complete the conversion process. Convert rpm package to deb debian package in linux mint 14 ubuntu using alien. Thankfully, there are utilities available such as alien, fpm, and others that can convert package types. How to convert from rpm to deb and deb to rpm package.
It supports conversion between linux standard base, rpm, deb, stampede. Once you generate the deb file, you can install it on ubuntu or debian. Dec 24, 2019 in earlier fedora version, you may download and install it from the source code. Almohawell is free and multifunction convertor and installer that converts between rpm, deb, stampede slp and tgz files. Convert deb to rpm use alien to convert deb to rpm file. Sep 21, 2014 once developers have made their package file whether it be a. Opera is not available from fedora, so you can either download the rpm directly from opera, or set up an opera repository so that discover will use it. It can also generate packages of any of the other formats. This command instructs the alien tool to initiate the conversion process of the. You should always try to find a package first that has been specifically built for your platform. Dec 01, 2014 sudo alien rcv path to deb package file b youll notice that in the command above, theres more than one switch. Use alient r option to convert a deb file to rpm file. When i try to install it on ubuntu using ubuntu software center it cribs and throws warnings like maintainer nameaddress malformedit gets installed wo any errors warnings when i use dpkg i command.
Alien is a tool that supports conversion between red hat rpm, debian deb, stampede slp, slackware tgz, and solaris pkg file formats. Jun 09, 2017 use alien command to convert rpm to deb file the following example converts the linuxconfdevel rpm file to linuxconfdevel deb file. Mar, 2019 alien is a tool that supports conversion between red hat rpm, debian deb, stampede slp, slackware tgz, and solaris pkg file formats. The most reliable way is to use the alien package, which is available in the package manager. Once you generate the rpm file, you can install it on red hat, or centos. You can use alien to just extract the files, without building the rpm. If you want to keeps alien from changing the version number use the following command. Converting a deb into rpm using alien on opensuse blog. May 27, 2016 thats it, if your rpm or deb file is very large in size, then you can expect alien to take few seconds to complete the conversion process. Oct 26, 2015 useful alien options if you want to bump the version number, you can use bumpnumber. Both methods are fairly simple, but installing rpm packages on a debian based system can lead to some issues, depending on the software being installed more on this down below. Use alien to make a rpm package using the ubuntu package. How to use the alien command to convert an rpm file to a. First download one package for alien from debian ftp.
Use alien package converter to convert deb files to. Oct 01, 2014 alien is a program that converts between red hat rpm, debian deb, stampede slp, slackware tgz, and solaris pkg file formats. Alien is a command line utility that converts rpm package to debian deb. Convert your packages from debian to rpm with alien. In earlier fedora version, you may download and install it from the source code. Use alien package converter to convert deb files to rpm. Sometimes this is quite convenient as not all software projects release their software as debian ubuntu packages. If you want to use a package from another linux distribution than the one you have installed on your system, you can use alien to convert it to your preferred package format and install it. The following example converts libsox deb file to libsox rpm file. To install the package, youll use the dpkg utility, which is the internal package management tool behind debian and ubuntu. Alien supports conversion between linux standard base lsb, lsbcompliant.
Jul 09, 2019 now that alien has been installed, its time to convert the files to the. Linux mint support only deb package installation, if you have some software in rpm package you can install it in linux mint easily. This blog post will illustrate how to convert a debian package to an rpm and similarly, how to convert an rpm package to a debian package. Jun 01, 2012 in this article i will convert mollyguard from deb to rpm and show you how to convert files in the other available formats. Conclusion alien is a free, lightweight, easy to use utility, it is a must have tool for system administrators as it provides a unique and smart way to overcome the problem of package unavailability.
Converting a deb into rpm using alien on opensuse blog by. Use alien command to convert rpm to deb file the following example converts the linuxconfdevel rpm file to linuxconfdevel deb file. Apr 07, 20 convert rpm package to deb debian package in linux mint 14 ubuntu using alien. Alien is a command line utility that converts rpm package to debian deb package or other packages.
Now that alien has been installed, its time to convert the files to the. Using alien to convert the rpm files to deb and installing, solved the problem for them. The sudo may not be necessary, but well include it just in case. Whenever possible you should prefer installing software from the ubuntu repositories. Nov 09, 2012 alien converts an rpm package file into a debian package file or alien can install an rpm file directly.
Alien is a program that converts between the rpm, dpkg, stampede slp, and slackware tgz file formats. Mar 14, 2019 rpm files can be converted to other formats, such as. It is also capable of automatically installing the generated packages, and can try to convert the installation scripts included in the archive as well. This is not the recommended way to install software packages in ubuntu.
Dpkg download apk, deb, eopkg, rpm, tgz, txz, xz, zst. Command line tool for converting rpm to deb debian. Mar 01, 2018 there are two ways to install an rpm package. Use the alien utility to convert a package from rpm to deb format, for installation on a debian system. Download dpkg packages for alpine, alt linux, arch linux, centos, debian, fedora, freebsd, mageia, netbsd, openmandriva, opensuse, pclinuxos, slackware, solus, ubuntu. I have an rpm package which i converted to debian package using alien.
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