How to create DEB package with alien?

[basx]

Hi all:
I've read through the documentation on alien. Nevertheless I have a strange problem: when I change to the Download subdirectory to use alien to convert the rpm packages, I get a message saying that the file not found; yet, the rpm file is there. I use sudo alien-i [filename].rpm

So what am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

xavier

[Snowhog]

Re: How to create DEB package with alien?

I use sudo alien-i [filename].rpm

So what am I doing wrong?

If the above is what you actually typed, then it's wrong. There is a space after alien and the -i:

sudo alien -i [filename].rpm

[basx]

Re: How to create DEB package with alien?

Snowhog:
Thanks I used the sudo alien -d command and it worked.

I've converted the Canon IP 4200 LINIX drivers and I got a message stating to use the scripts command.
So what would be the syntax be:

sudo alien -d scripts /subdirectories/cnij-ip4200-2.6.0-4.i386.rpm ?

Thanks!

xavier

[Snowhog]

Re: How to create DEB package with alien?

According to the man page for alien, the command to convert and install a .rpm package to a .deb package is:

sudo alien -i package_name.rpm package_name.deb

The option -d, which tells alien to convert to a .deb package, is not required, as the default for alien is to convert to a .deb package.

[basx]

Re: How to create DEB package with alien?

Snowhog:

Thanks. The official French documentation didn't mention the need to add the second part with the filename.deb

I'll use the commands to install the printer drivers.

Thanks again!

xavier