Re: RPM version of Alien around?

[Arthur Othieno <arthurothieno@gmx.net>]

Hello there David,

Alien RPMs are at www.rpmfind.net. I just cross-checked it out a while 
back, just to make sure, and it looks like their search feature is down 
temporarily. The link to the index of "A" packages is: 
http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/AByName.html , that should "save" you 
some of the hassle ;) You might want to scroll down "a little" or use 
the usual CTRL-F in your browser. You'll also find any other RPMs that 
are needed to satisfy deps at the same site.

HTH,

Arthur.

David Jones wrote:

> A friend has the newest release of Mandrake installed on 
> his Fujitsu Lifebook. He has a need to install a closed-
> source app that's available only in DEB form. Apparently 
> the GUI Mandrake app installer doesn't understand DEB 
> form. I suggested he use Alien to convert it to RPM. 
> Unfortunately, Alien seems to either be available only in 
> DEB form and/or requires other packages that are only 
> in DEB form. In his words, "I need to convert Alien to 
> RPM form so I can install it to convert its DEB package" 
> (or something like that, it's been a long day).
> 
> My friend (who is trying very hard to wean himself off of 
> Windows!) reacted to the idea of downloading and 
> compiling source by making choking sounds.
> 
> Anyone know where I could find Alien (and possibly its 
> required supporting packages) in RPM?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> David
> gnome@hawaii.rr.com
> 
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