Re: directly install RH packages using rpm instead of alien
On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 04:16:55 +, T o n g wrote: - There is a complicated installation script (think of being more complicated than VMWare), and rpm installation is just one of its single line. - The only dependencies of the sw is actually JRE, so I'm hope I would avoid the infamous RH dependency hell. JFTA, I would rather not poke into the complicated installation script, so I bite the bullet and did the rpm installation... And it turns out fine. -- Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply) http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/ http://xpt.sourceforge.net/tools/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/i7gt0v$hm...@dough.gmane.org
Re: directly install RH packages using rpm instead of alien
On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 04:16:55 +, T o n g wrote: We all know that, ,- | On Debian and derived systems it is recommended to use alien to | convert RPM packages into .deb format instead of bypassing the Debian | package management system by installing them directly with rpm. `- However, I'm wondering if it OK to install RH packages directly using rpm instead of going through alien convention. (...) Smart package manager¹ was developed having that in mind, but I think there is no direct (and clean) way to install rpm on deb systems (and viceversa), so, why not follow the alien path being the recommended one? :-? ¹ Does Smart's wide support for packaging systems mean I can install .rpm packages on my Debian system? Or .deb packages on my RPM-based system? http://labix.org/smart/faq#head-15e431ff69330db0ad3f078e2139c58ba7b00a4b Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.09.22.07.27...@gmail.com
Re: directly install RH packages using rpm instead of alien
T o n g wrote: Hi, We all know that, ,- | On Debian and derived systems it is recommended to use alien to | convert RPM packages into .deb format instead of bypassing the Debian | package management system by installing them directly with rpm. `- However, I'm wondering if it OK to install RH packages directly using rpm instead of going through alien convention. The reason that I'm asking is that, - I'm installing a preparatory sw. It is only available in RH/Suse rpm packages. - There is a complicated installation script (think of being more complicated than VMWare), and rpm installation is just one of its single line. - The only dependencies of the sw is actually JRE, so I'm hope I would avoid the infamous RH dependency hell. But there is still one dependency there, and I don't know how to satisfy that. Do you have any similar experiences? Thanks Yes - don't do it. ;-) Consider putting the application in a virtual machine, or asking the supplier for a proper Debian port? Berni -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c99b25b.7000...@elbournb.fsnet.co.uk
Re: directly install RH packages using rpm instead of alien
On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 11:16 PM, T o n g mlist4sunt...@yahoo.com wrote: However, I'm wondering if it OK to install RH packages directly using rpm instead of going through alien convention. Do you have any similar experiences? Yes, one time my girlfriend put diesel into our gasoline powered car. I didn't think this was possible, but she managed to find a way. Regardless of whether you can or cannot do the same with your car, I would advise against it. The results were not pretty. Best, AM -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktinvsvfp1fk+bil-it899ssb7ynfymez5ppnj...@mail.gmail.com
