There are times when you need to install an application that is only available in *.rpm package in Debian GNU/Linux or Ubuntu operating system. One of the main obstacles is that Debian / Ubuntu are using *.deb based packaging system which is incompatible with RPM.

However you can easily convert RPM package to *.deb and install it afterwards, here’s how to do it :

• Install alien, its available in Debian, Ubuntu repository
• Convert rpm package using command “sudo alien -k some-binary-package.rpm”
• Install it using this command “sudo dpkg -i some-binary-package.deb

That’s all about it! Have fun installing application in your application.

Tags: binaries, binary, debian, fedora, hardy, hardy heron, linux, open source, opensource, red hat, rpm, ubuntu

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