Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: alien

lsb_release -rd: Description:    Ubuntu karmic (development branch), Release:   
     9.10
apt-cache policy alien
alien:
  Installed: 8.76
  Candidate: 8.76
  Version table:
 *** 8.76 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
i tried alien -d, alien -d -i, alien -k
WHAT HAPPENED:
sudo alien -d -i MySQL-server-5.4.1-0.glibc23.x86_64.rpm
error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument                         
                                   
rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian.   
                                   
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22)             
                                   
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm                            
                                   
error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument                         
                                   
rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian.   
                                   
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22)             
                                   
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm                            
                                   
error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument                         
                                   
rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian.   
                                   
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22)             
                                   
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm                            
                                   
error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument                         
                                   
rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian.   
                                   
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22)             
                                   
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm                            
                                   
error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument                         
                                   
rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian.   
                                   
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22)             
                                   
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm                            
                                   
error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument                         
                                   
rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian.   
                                   
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22)             
                                   
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm                            
                                   
error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument                         
                                   
rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian.   
                                   
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22)             
                                   
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm                            
                                   
error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument                         
                                   
rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian.   
                                   
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22)             
                                   
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm                            
                                   
error: incorrect format: unknown tag                                            
                                   
error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument                         
                                   
rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian.   
                                   
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22)             
                                   
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm                            
                                   
error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument                         
                                   
rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian.   
                                   
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22)             
                                   
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm                            
                                   
error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument                         
                                   
rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian.   
                                   
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22)             
                                   
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm                            
                                   
error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument                         
                                   
rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian.   
                                   
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22)             
                                   
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm                            
                                   
error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument                         
                                   
rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian.   
                                   
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22)             
                                   
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm                            
                                   
error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument                         
                                   
rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian.   
                                   
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22)             
                                   
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm                            
                                   
error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument                         
                                   
rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian.   
                                   
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22)             
                                   
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm                            
                                   
error: db4 error(22) from dbenv->open: Invalid argument                         
                                   
rpm: To install rpm packages on Debian systems, use alien. See README.Debian.   
                                   
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Invalid argument (22)             
                                   
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm                            
                                   
Warning: Skipping conversion of scripts in package MySQL-server: postinst 
preinst prerm                            
Warning: Use the --scripts parameter to include the scripts.                    
                                   
mkdir: cannot create directory `MySQL-server-5.4.1': File exists                
                                   
unable to mkdir MySQL-server-5.4.1:  at /usr/share/perl5/Alien/Package.pm line 
257.

** Affects: alien (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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alien 8.76 doesn't seem to work under Karmic
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/398397
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