Package: rpm Version: 4.4.2.3-1 Followup-For: Bug #509444 Just experienced the same problem trying to alien on ftp://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/Mandriva/devel/cooker/i586//media/contrib/release/swimpomuk-0.1-0.112.1mdv2009.1.i586.rpm, FWIW.
The workaround made it work though. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (800, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing-proposed-updates'), (101, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-openvz-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages rpm depends on: ii libbeecrypt6 4.1.2-7 open source C library of cryptogra ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.5-1 high-quality block-sorting file co ii libc6 2.7-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libpopt0 1.14-4 lib for parsing cmdline parameters ii librpm4.4 4.4.2.3-1 RPM shared library ii perl 5.10.0-19 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime rpm recommends no packages. Versions of packages rpm suggests: ii alien 8.74 convert and install rpm and other -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org