Re: Debian and Reh Hat Questions
On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, Ed Cogburn wrote:
> Dinesh Nadarajah wrote:
> >
> > Couple of questions concerning Debian Linux:
> >
> > 1. How can I install .deb packages in RehHat?
>
>
> Not likely. There is a prog called alien that can install a rpm
> package on Debian, but it doesn't work all the time. I don't know if
> there is an equivalent for this in RH. In general, this isn't a good
> idea, as there are significant differences between the 2 distributions.
Alien can also convert a .deb to .rpm, which the Red Hat user can then
install using rpm. Dependencies can be a problem, of course, because of
the differences between the distributions.
Bob
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