converting RPM to DEB

[Joey Hess]

Alan DuBoff wrote:
> I'll check this out. Actually, I saw rpm is listed inside dselect right
> before I hit the sack last night. I think I could probably just use it,
> not sure. I only have some themes for E that I want to use and I think
> it only puts stuff in /usr/share.

Don't do that. The rpm package in debian is purposfully crippled so it
cannot install things because installing rpms directly on a debian system is
a very bad idea. You'll see all kinds of screaming in it's description about
how you should use alien instead.

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see shy jo, author of alien, maintaier of debian's rpm