Comments on: Install .rpm Files in Debian and Ubuntu

By: Dieter Stroehle

Dieter Stroehle — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:10:28 +0000

Hi, have worked some time now to get a Lexmark Z600 debian printer driver available for installation on the Linux eeePC 701. So far I achieved to make the two rpm files available, but was not able to convert them into .deb files due to error messages. Now I look for someone who will be able to convert them. If someone thinks to be able to convert please send your Email address to me and I will submit for conversion and return the converted files to me. Email-address is: dstroehle@online.de. Many thanks in advance

By: G CM

G CM — Tue, 31 May 2011 00:24:49 +0000

When i try to install openoffice rpm’s with sudo alien -k *rpm i have this problem

Warning: Skipping conversion of scripts in package jre: postinst postrm prerm Warning: Use the --scripts parameter to include the scripts. mkdir: cannot create directory `jre-1.6.0_22': File exists unable to mkdir jre-1.6.0_22: at /usr/share/perl5/Alien/Package.pm line 257.

please someone can help me?

By: SMB

SMB — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:40:07 +0000

i have same problem , please help me

Package build failed. Here’s the log:
dh_testdir
dh_testdir
dh_testroot
dh_clean -k -d
dh_installdirs
dh_installdocs
dh_installchangelogs
find . -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -not -name debian -print0 | \
xargs -0 -r -i cp -a {} debian/storman
dh_compress
dh_makeshlibs
dh_installdeb
dh_shlibdeps
dpkg-shlibdeps: failure: couldn’t find library libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3 needed by debian/storman/usr/StorMan/libSTORUTIL.so (its RPATH is ”).
Note: libraries are not searched in other binary packages that do not have any shlibs or symbols file.
To help dpkg-shlibdeps find private libraries, you might need to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
dh_shlibdeps: command returned error code 512
make: [binary-arch] Error 1 (ignored)
dh_gencontrol
dpkg-gencontrol: error: current host architecture ‘amd64? does not appear in package’s architecture list (i386)
dh_gencontrol: command returned error code 65280
make: *** [binary-arch] Error 1
find: `StorMan-4.00?: No such file or directory

By: Jean-Régis

Jean-Régis — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 04:56:58 +0000

I have the same error: incorrect format: unknown tag
Package build failed
I’m looking for soluce!!!

By: walkiria

walkiria — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:16:33 +0000

I tryed install the last version, but I received this error mensage:
root@nirvana:/usr/lib/jvm# ls
java-1.6.0-openjdk java-6-openjdk java-6-sun java-6-sun-1.6.0.22 jre-6u23-linux-i586.rpm jre-6u23-linux-i586-rpm.bin
root@nirvana:/usr/lib/jvm# alien -k jre-6u23-linux-i586.rpm
error: incorrect format: unknown tag
Warning: Skipping conversion of scripts in package jre: postinst postrm prerm
Warning: Use the --scripts parameter to include the scripts.
chown: impossível acessar `jre-1.6.0_23//usr/java/jre1.6.0_23/lib/charsets.jar’: Arquivo ou diretório não encontrado
failed chowning /usr/java/jre1.6.0_23/lib/charsets.jar to 0:0: Procura ilegal at /usr/share/perl5/Alien/Package/Rpm.pm line 265, line 38.

I was looking jexec in jre*.rpm archive and found this line:
BINFMT_MISC=/proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc
JEXEC=/usr/java/default/lib/jexec
Last version of Java in my computer is in usr/lib/jvm
what can I do?

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:02:06 +0000

I used this method in Ubuntu desktop 10.10,but the deb file will disappear soon after creation,and I can’t install the deb file.Anybody tel me the solution for this problem

By: kumar

kumar — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 21:50:38 +0000

i have been using open suse11. while installing operating system in LVM based method its not completed,suddenly system get hanged. anybody tel me the solution for this problem.

By: Preston

Preston — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:47:58 +0000

When I try to run alien I get this error:

Package build failed. Here’s the log:
dh_testdir
dh_testdir
dh_testroot
dh_clean -k -d
dh_installdirs
dh_installdocs
dh_installchangelogs
find . -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -not -name debian -print0 | \
xargs -0 -r -i cp -a {} debian/storman
dh_compress
dh_makeshlibs
dh_installdeb
dh_shlibdeps
dpkg-shlibdeps: failure: couldn’t find library libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3 needed by debian/storman/usr/StorMan/libSTORUTIL.so (its RPATH is ”).
Note: libraries are not searched in other binary packages that do not have any shlibs or symbols file.
To help dpkg-shlibdeps find private libraries, you might need to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
dh_shlibdeps: command returned error code 512
make: [binary-arch] Error 1 (ignored)
dh_gencontrol
dpkg-gencontrol: error: current host architecture ‘amd64′ does not appear in package’s architecture list (i386)
dh_gencontrol: command returned error code 65280
make: *** [binary-arch] Error 1
find: `StorMan-4.00′: No such file or directory

Im kind of a n00b but I can get around in linux. You help is much appriciated. Thanks in advance!

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:25:31 +0000

To install .rpm files on Ubuntu/Debian you will need to install alien.
::FIRST UPDATE APT-GET:
sudo apt-get updateTHEN INSTALL ALIEN:sudo apt-get install alienWhen that is finished, you must change the directory of which your .rmp file is located.sudo cd /home/YOURNAME/in this case it is in the home folder. THEN CONVERT .RPM to DEB using Alien:sudo alien -k filename.rpmwhen this is finished, there should be a .deb file. If you receive errors using alien, then that file can not be converted. After you converted to .deb: sudo dpkg -i filename.debAnd there you go! If you have a .bin file, type in code: ./FILENAME.binThis will convert the .bin file into the .rpm file most of the time. Hope this helps.

By: Ran

Ran — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:56:37 +0000

I just install a gyachi by converting .rpm to deb but when the installation is complete the gyachi can’t seem to work. What is the probable problem please help I am just a noob.

By: humtaro

humtaro — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:35:36 +0000

An alien GUI

http://code.google.com/p/foxoman/wiki/PackageConverter

By: mandy

mandy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:03:07 +0000

the problem of installing .rpm files for noobs is still not addressed. please somebody care to guide…:)

By: 0guzhan

0guzhan — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:30:49 +0000

Thanks… Very much useful…

By: racolavito

racolavito — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:36:12 +0000

I am new to Linux. 3 Days. I have installed Ubuntu 8.1 on my computer. It wiped out the loading of my Windows XP. Then I tried to load the program Openoffice 3.0. It downloaded but then I can not get it to install. You say get the version for your operating system but I could only find a RPM version and that was from the OpenOffice.org webpage.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:58:14 +0000

Why didn’t anyone respond to John (#6)?? I am having the same problem, I know that not all linux distros are the same, but if dpkg says something is installed, how the heck do I use it??

By: Kevin Valentine

Kevin Valentine — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:28:01 +0000

Hi Amol,

Been over 2 months so you’ve probably figured it out by now, but what the heck …
You need to install the ubuntu-desktop package as follows:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

Answer yes to whatever questions it may ask, make sure you have enough disk space, then walk away for about 2 hours. When you come back you’ll most likely still have black screen. Need to start gdm like this:
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm start

Hopefully bulletproof X won’t give you trouble

By: Amol Shende

Amol Shende — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:40:06 +0000

How to get GUI on UBUNTU 8.04 LTS server.

By: Chris Snyder

Chris Snyder — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:17:36 +0000

Folks, if you are a new user trying to install Linux software, the tool described in this post is not for you. Different Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, SUSE, etc) each have their own packages and package formats. It is generally a bad idea to try to install a package meant for one distribution onto another. You can’t just mix and match like you can (to some extent) in Windows.

Please refer to the official website and help forums for your specific Linux distribution for how to install the software you need.

By: zama

zama — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:25:54 +0000

Hi.. i got this new machine installed with linux on it now i am trying to install rpm packages and to configure the mail server it gives me a hard time i can;t find the solution to it.i have been google it but still then i can;t seem to find the right solutions. if can anyone help me, i real need to see this. thanks

any help will be appreciated.

By: fireashes

fireashes — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:48:14 +0000

I have the same problem as #5 Shinbu-Otaku about the AVG. : i cannot update AVG as i do not have the privileges. Can anyone help me. (i might be wrong with the AVG one, it might only let you update when new updates are available but tells u that you dont have the privileges other wise)