Well, there is really not sane way to do this automatically. And no matter what people do, installing rpm packages directly is not supported.
And by the way, on Friday I've uploaded new version to Debian with more detailed documentation how to fix the database. ** Changed in: rpm (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Committed -- Upgrade to karmic should not migrate, not break, existing RPM database https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/485787 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs