On 2025-06-05 15:47:31 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp via tde-users wrote: > 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 Ah, well; I found an older .rpm version of the package I was trying to convert, so I won't need Alien after all. Thank you all for the suggestions, though. Leslie -- Platform: Linux Distribution: openSUSE Leap 15.6 - x86_64 Desktop Environment: Trinity Qt: 3.5.0 TDE: R14.1.3 tde-config: 1.0 ____________________________________________________ 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
