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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}}