Re: How should I do if I want to install a non .deb or .rpm package and..?

[Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com>]

Hello

Zhao YouBing wrote:

> I know if I don't use dpkg, the depence may be broken,
> many programs such as j2sdk, u can't get the deb package( I want to use
> the latest and don't want to use blackdown's)
> 
> How should I do??
> 
> But, maybe, I can just install it, just like what I've done on Redhat :)

You can use alien to convert the rpm package from Sun to deb.

best regards
        Andreas Janssen

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