Hi everyone! I think, my idea is not new. As long as "apt" utility wraps around "apt-get" and "apt-cache", could it please also wrap around "alien", in case if it is installed? So that we could install rpm-packages via "apt install", or even slackware ones(thus with no dependencies), with ignoring dependencies on demand, if needed, and satisfying the ones that are possible to - from apt repos. This option should provide much more interoperability between different Linux distros. Say, some enterprise software is only available in rpm-packages, but the binaries inside are runnable on any Linux x86_64 system, you can just unpack them or install with "alien".
Today, to properly install rpm-packages on my laptops, I'm running "alien --to-deb --verbose --install $PACKAGE", so it could be a low-hanging fruit to get integrated to "apt" utility. Architecturally, it could be an install-time/inplace package conversion and analyze, just to simplify the people's lives. Thanks in advance! -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
