* David McNab ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: ... > > Also, how much success have people had with the 'alien' utility for > converting .rpm to .deb? I've heard people saying that 'alien' is pretty > evil and can seriously screw up a debian installation.
Anything can seriously screw up any installation, if you don't know what you're doing. E.g. RPMs that come with startup scripts try to install them in /etc/rc.d/init.d, so you have to edit relevant scripts before making a .deb. I never had a problem converting rpm to deb, but then I have half a clue... and also I don't have to do that too often. Dima -- E-mail dmaziuk at bmrb dot wisc dot edu (@work) or at crosswinds dot net (@home) http://www.bmrb.wisc.edu/descript/gpgkey.dmaziuk.ascii -- GnuPG 1.0.4 public key The wombat is a mixture of chalk and clay used for respiration. -- MegaHal
