How to install a rpm package?

[carlindo]

I need to install a rpm package.

I was told to use dpkg -alien. However when I type man dpkg there is no -alien option.

Is there another way?

[Princey]

Re: How to install a rpm package?

Either go to adept and install it or

sudo apt-get install alien

in konsole.

[stealthbanana]

Re: How to install a rpm package?

You use alien to convert it to a deb, then dpkg to install

Use 'sudo apt-install alien' for the package

Then its usually just a case of

alien somepackage.rpm
dpkg -i somepackage.deb

Be aware that it is not 100% due to various differences between distros.

[carlindo]

Re: How to install a rpm package?

Thanks for the help. It worked fine.