Using rpm repository?

[Staffan Björklund]

Ubuntu doesnt use RPM. It uses .deb packages, so you have to use
repositories with .deb files.

Be careful when you add repositories, some of them might conflict with
the ubuntu repos, read more here:
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/faq/helpcenterfaq.2004-09-15.7453904394

If you want more packages to choose from, you should use the "universe"
repo. Read more here:
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/howto/helpcenterhowto.2004-09-30.5359349801


On Sun, 2004-10-03 at 12:04 -0500, Edwin Sheldon wrote:
> Greetings from a new Ubuntu user and mailing list subscriber.
> 
> I was wondering what steps need to be taken to get apt to accept rpm as
> a valid source type.  When trying to use an RPM repository I get the
> following error:
> 
> E: Type 'rpm' is not known on line 16 in source
> list /etc/apt/sources.list
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
> Edwin Sheldon
> 
> 
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