Re: Converting RH to Deb

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Subject: Re: Converting RH to Deb
From: Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 01:52:46 -0800
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In-reply-to: <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.990325223608.740G-100000@calvin.captech.com>; from George Bonser on Thu, Mar 25, 1999 at 10:40:36PM -0800
References: <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.990325223608.740G-100000@calvin.captech.com>

George Bonser wrote:
> Just wondering if there is anyone here familliar enough with the Red Hat
> system to know if this is possible with a reasonable effort:
> 
> Convert the RH rpm database to a proper dpkg database but with packages
> all set to a -0 version so that they would be selected for upgrade and
> replaced by the Debian package at the next upgrade.
> 
> Is this even REMOTELY possible?

Debian and redhat use different names for the same packages, and have
packages split up differently, so not really, no.

-- 
see shy jo

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