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Re: to install



On Mon, Jul 07, 2003 at 07:34:03PM +0200, François TOURDE wrote:
> >>First time user:
> >>I would like to ask for help, please. Need instructions in installing 
> >>minicom_ 1.83.1-4.5_i386.deb on Toshiba Satellite 1555CDS with Red Hat 9.0
> >>I would appreciate respond.
> >>Thank you,
> >>Tom
> >
> > You joke us ???
> >
> > I install my *.deb on Debian-Boxes... ;-))
> 
> But perhaps can we recommand him alien ;)
> 
> You can transform a .deb into a .rpm to install minicom*.deb into your box.
> 
> apt-get install alien ... Oops... rpm -ivh alien.rpm :)

Or more reasonably, install Debian and simple apt-get
install minicom, which makes the question half-relevant with
the mailing list. Next we need to make it relevant to latops
and we'll finally be on topic!

/Y - Topic or not topic...
 
-- 
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