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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 {{[-d|--to-deb]}} {{path/to/file}}

• Convert a specific installation file to Red Hat format (.rpm extension):

sudo alien {{[-r|--to-rpm]}} {{path/to/file}}

• Convert a specific installation file to a Slackware installation file (.tgz extension):

sudo alien {{[-t|--to-tgz]}} {{path/to/file}}

• Convert a specific installation file to Debian format and install on the system:

sudo alien {{[-d|--to-deb]}} {{[-i|--install]}} {{path/to/file}}