Installing a RMP file in Linux

[uli at wach-o-witz.de]

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 07:51:52 -0500, youngbar at insightbb.com wrote
> What is the best way to install a RPM file in Ubuntu?

a) Get the original sources and do a clean install by compiling it yourself
b) convert the 'rpm' to 'deb' via 'alien'. 

I prefer a) in combination with the use of 'checkinstall'. 

Uli

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