On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 06:42:51PM +0200, J. Zidar wrote: > Tuesday 29 of July 2003 16:16 je &F pisal: > >On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 03:50:03PM +0200, J. Zidar wrote: > >> Is there any difference in Debian if you install from debs or rpms? > >> > >> I'm asking this because I have a rpm at home that's not installable > >> because of some supposedly missing dependencies. > > > >Don't install RPM packages directly onto a Debian system; it's unsafe > >and unsupported. Use alien instead to convert them into Debian > >packages first. > > Thanks. I did as both have written and now the program is > automagically installed! One question: What is the point of the rpm > command if it is unsafe to install RPMs directly?
rpm has many other functions beyond just installing packages. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
