loading .rpm programmes into Ubuntu 7.04

Michael Clayfield michaelc at granths.sa.edu.au
Mon Jun 4 03:49:19 BST 2007


Hi John,
    I wouldn't suggest using rpms on ubuntu. If you wish to use a p2p 
client, I would recommend Frostwire, it is pretty much the same as 
Limewire in look and feel, only that you can download a deb from the 
website instead of an rpm.

Michael.

John France wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am new to Ubuntu/Linux and having trouble loading LimeWire.
> The programme has .rpm as it's archive. 
> Ubuntu's archive manager doesn't recognise it.
>
> How do I load it?
>
> Regards
>
> John France
>
>
>   



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