Anno domini 2025 Thu, 5 Jun 14:05:54 -0500 J Leslie Turriff via tde-users scripsit: > On 2025-06-05 13:54:13 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp via tde-users wrote: > > Anno domini 2025 Thu, 5 Jun 12:39:38 -0500 > > > > J Leslie Turriff via tde-users scripsit: > > > Does anyone here know how to work Alien? So far I have had no success > > > converting a .deb package to .rpm so I can install it on my machine. > > > Attached is a terminal session that shows what's happening. > > > > > > I tried sending a support request to the maintainer, but my email > > > bounced with "joeyh@xxxxxxxxxx: SMTP error from remote server for RCPT > > > TO command, host: muffat.debian.org (209.87.16.33) reason: 550 > > > Unrouteable address". > > > > > > Leslie > > > > IIRC it was something like: > > $ fakeroot alien --to-rpm the-deb-thingie.deb > > > > .. but it's been ages since I last used it ... at that time I moved from > > SuSE to debian, somewhen last century :) > > > > Nik > > > Uhuh... but > > @14:04:09 root@pinto > wd=/usr/local/Downloads/Packages/debs > ● fakeroot alien --to-rpm imager_1.8.5_amd64.deb > Control file couldn't be read! > at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.26.1/Alien/Package/Deb.pm line 234. > rc=2 > > and notice that this is being run as root. If it's just for the contents of the deb: you could just unpack it and cipy its content to wherever you need it: dpkg-deb -xv imager_1.8.5_amd64.deb /some/target/directory Nik > > Leslie -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ... ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
