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Looking for: A quick how to make a deb from a (kernel) rpm



Hello Debian community,

I have been looking for a guide to convert an rpm package (specifically a kernel - ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/kernel/kotd/master/x86_64/kernel-xen.rpm) over into a deb binary or even a tarball will work for me.

Unfortunately my internet searches are resulting in very old means to accomplish this task.

http://ace-host.stuart.id.au/russell/files/debian/sarge/kern2deb/

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-to-extract-an-rpm-package-without-installing-it.html


I have tried "alien -t myrpmfile.rpm" and "rpm2cpio myrpmfile.rpm | cpio -idmv" with no success.

Therefore I was hoping someone could devise a quick how to for making recent rpm based kernels into a debian binary.

Your time with this matter would be GREATLY appreciated!

 
-M





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