Installing RPM in Linux?

Dreyco · 12-February-07, 02:12 PM

Ok so Im trying to install Bittorrent with is a .rpm file so I can't with Linux mint out of the box. So then I try to find it on the web. BINGO I found it but its a source code and I don't know how to go about installing things.

Maybe someone could point me in the direction of newbies tips and tricks of Linux? I don't even know where all the files are stored on this sucker...

Fatsobob · 13-February-07, 01:50 AM

RPM is the format that RedHat/Fedora uses to install their stuff. Think .deb, but not debian. I am not sure if you can install it or not onto mint. I am thinking no, but I have been wrong before.
If you are installing a .rpm of a client, I think they would supply the source code, in which you should compile it manually or make it a .deb in this case.
I have not played around much with debian, except on my new laptop, so if you wanna hit me up on IM tonight or tomrrow, I might be of some help.

EvilClown · 13-February-07, 06:39 AM

RPM 's won't work in Debian and it's derivatives without a bit of messing around. Try something like this:

sudo apt-get install alien

sudo alien -d nameoffile.rpm (This should convert it to a .deb)

sudo dpkg -i nameoffile.deb (That will install it)

You shouldn't be installing packages manually though to be honest. Just use apt (apt-get) or Synaptic package manager.

apt-cache search searchterm (This searches the repos)

apt-get install packagename (This installs)

apt-get remove packagename (This uninstalls)

Bittorrent should be right in the repos, just do apt-cache search torrent, and it will show all the clients.

Kratos · 22-February-07, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EvilClown


	RPM 's won't work in Debian and it's derivatives without a bit of messing around. Try something like this: sudo apt-get install alien sudo alien -d nameoffile.rpm (This should convert it to a .deb) sudo dpkg -i nameoffile.deb (That will install it) You shouldn't be installing packages manually though to be honest. Just use apt (apt-get) or Synaptic package manager. apt-cache search searchterm (This searches the repos) apt-get install packagename (This installs) apt-get remove packagename (This uninstalls) Bittorrent should be right in the repos, just do apt-cache search torrent, and it will show all the clients.

I was about to say the same thing. But, I'll instead give this tidbit of knowledge to my fellow Linux users.

uTorrent is coded to be 100% Wine compatiable. If you use wine for any other program, then you can put uTorrent some where, make a script to launch it with wine, link that script to your PATH, and enjoy!

12-February-07, 02:12 PM		#1 (permalink)
Dreyco PCApex's Mac Man	Installing RPM in Linux? Ok so Im trying to install Bittorrent with is a .rpm file so I can't with Linux mint out of the box. So then I try to find it on the web. BINGO I found it but its a source code and I don't know how to go about installing things. Maybe someone could point me in the direction of newbies tips and tricks of Linux? I don't even know where all the files are stored on this sucker...

13-February-07, 01:50 AM		#2 (permalink)
Fatsobob Apex's Squirrel Revolutionary	Re: Installing RPM in Linux? RPM is the format that RedHat/Fedora uses to install their stuff. Think .deb, but not debian. I am not sure if you can install it or not onto mint. I am thinking no, but I have been wrong before. If you are installing a .rpm of a client, I think they would supply the source code, in which you should compile it manually or make it a .deb in this case. I have not played around much with debian, except on my new laptop, so if you wanna hit me up on IM tonight or tomrrow, I might be of some help. Last edited by Fatsobob; 13-February-07 at 01:55 AM.

13-February-07, 06:39 AM		#3 (permalink)
EvilClown Evil 'Tweaking' Clown	Re: Installing RPM in Linux? RPM 's won't work in Debian and it's derivatives without a bit of messing around. Try something like this: sudo apt-get install alien sudo alien -d nameoffile.rpm (This should convert it to a .deb) sudo dpkg -i nameoffile.deb (That will install it) You shouldn't be installing packages manually though to be honest. Just use apt (apt-get) or Synaptic package manager. apt-cache search searchterm (This searches the repos) apt-get install packagename (This installs) apt-get remove packagename (This uninstalls) Bittorrent should be right in the repos, just do apt-cache search torrent, and it will show all the clients.

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