RPM install

[MRobW2]

Hello, I'm new to Kubuntu and linux in general I should say. I'm using this command to attempt gaim from an rpm,

rpm -i gaim-1.5.0-0rh9.i386.rpm

After I enter this command it says that "rpm" is an unrecognized command. My question is, is there a way to install rpms on Kubuntu or do I have to stick to tarballs? And is there anything wrong with the command I entered?

Thanks for all your help,
Mark

[Rog131]

Re: RPM install

man rpm

tells:

rpm - RPM Package Manager

INSTALLING, UPGRADING, AND REMOVING PACKAGES:
rpm {-i|--install} [install-options] PACKAGE_FILE ...

rpm {-U|--upgrade} [install-options] PACKAGE_FILE ...

opinion: use alien

from

apt-cache show rpm

Description: Red Hat package manager
If you want to install Red Hat Packages then please use the alien
package. Using rpm directly will bypass the Debian packaging system!

man alien

:

alien - Convert or install an alien binary package

DESCRIPTION
alien is a program that converts between Red Hat rpm, Debian deb, Stam‐
pede slp, Slackware tgz, and Solaris pkg file formats. If you want to
use a package from another linux distribution than the one you have
installed on your system, you can use alien to convert it to your pre‐
ferred package format and install it. It also supports LSB packages.

[Rog131]

Re: RPM install

Afterthoughts:

Is rpm and/or alien installed ?
(rpm_4.4.1-5ubuntu2_i386.deb, alien_8.64_all.deb)


Use sudo:

sudo rpm ... / sudo alien ...

There is kommander script for alien (Alien GUI)
http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=35802

Description:
This is a graphical user interface of famous Alien which makes it possible to transform packages (See screenshot). You must be logged in root to be able to use it Screenshot: Current version , more "user friendly" with folder selector and "install" button and you are automatically logged as root with the launching of the program

[MRobW2]

Re: RPM install

I have seen Alien before, and the reason why I did not download it before was because it converts rpm to tgz and I still can't get figure out how to install a tarball. For example I can't figure out how to install firefox due to the fact that the package downloads as a tgz. My problem with that is I can't figure out where to find the ./configure file. Also is there a special program to install rpms?

[kubicle]

Re: RPM install

I have seen Alien before, and the reason why I did not download it before was because it converts rpm to tgz and I still can't get figure out how to install a tarball.  For example I can't figure out how to install firefox due to the fact that the package downloads as a tgz.  My problem with that is I can't figure out where to find the ./configure file.  Also is there a special program to install rpms?   

Alien will convert to .deb format with the -d option.

You do know that (k)ubuntu is a debian-based system and therefore uses .deb packages (instead of rpm)?

Gaim and about 20000 other software packages are available from the ubuntu repositories with the package manager (adept)...you can just 'point and click' to install with it. Alternatively you can use command line:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gaim

More on installing software on (k)ubuntu:
https://help.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/desk...lications.html
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installingsoftware