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alien Linux Program

Sometimes we found that linux application that we need, in a different format, other than .deb.

Fortunately there is a small program called alien that transforms .rpm packages into .deb ones.

Under Ubuntu type:
sudo apt-get install alien dpkg-dev debhelper build-essential


Then, convert .rpm package into .deb:
sudo alien mypackage.rpm

To install the newly created .deb package use:
sudo dpkg -i mypackage.deb
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