alien
Convert different installation packages to other formats. See also:
debtap
, for.deb
conversion on Arch Linux. More information: https://manned.org/alien.
- Convert a specific installation file to Debian format (
.deb
extension):
sudo alien --to-deb {{path/to/file}}
- Convert a specific installation file to Red Hat format (
.rpm
extension):
sudo alien --to-rpm {{path/to/file}}
- Convert a specific installation file to a Slackware installation file (
.tgz
extension):
sudo alien --to-tgz {{path/to/file}}
- Convert a specific installation file to Debian format and install on the system:
sudo alien --to-deb --install {{path/to/file}}