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<p>Created page with &quot;{{Entry |Name=alien |Short description=Converts between different free software packaging formats |Full description=&#039;alien&#039; converts between the rpm, deb, Stampede slp, and Slack...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Entry<br /> |Name=alien<br /> |Short description=Converts between different free software packaging formats<br /> |Full description='alien' converts between the rpm, deb, Stampede slp, and Slackware tgz file formats. If you want to use a package from a distribution different from the one installed on your system, 'alien' will convert it to your preferred package format and install it. However, 'alien' should not be used to replace important system packages, like sysvinit, shared libraries, or other things that are essential for the functioning of your system. Many of these packages are set up differently by Debian and Red Hat, and packages from the different distributions cannot be used interchangably.<br /> |User level=none<br /> |Status=Live<br /> |Component programs=<br /> |Homepage URL=http://kitenet.net/programs/alien/<br /> |VCS checkout command=<br /> |Computer languages=Perl<br /> |Documentation note=<br /> |Paid support=<br /> |IRC help=<br /> |IRC general=<br /> |IRC development=<br /> |Related projects=DebSync,ara,debfoster,gslapt-get<br /> |Keywords=format,conversion,rpm,configuration,package,Slackware,debian,packaginf,redhat,stampede,slp,tgz<br /> |Is GNU=n<br /> |Last review by=Janet Casey<br /> |Last review date=2004-03-25<br /> |Submitted by=Database conversion<br /> |Submitted date=2011-04-01<br /> |Version identifier=8.44<br /> |Version date=2004-03-24<br /> |Version status=stable<br /> |Version download=http://kitenet.net/programs/alien/alien_8.44.tar.gz<br /> |License verified date=2004-03-25<br /> |Version comment=8.44 stable released 2004-03-24<br /> }}<br /> {{Person<br /> |Role=Maintainer<br /> |Real name=Joey Hess<br /> |Email=joeyh@debian.org<br /> |Resource URL=<br /> }}<br /> {{Resource<br /> |Resource audience=Developer<br /> |Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview<br /> |Resource URL=http://svn.kitenet.net/trunk/src/alien/?root=joey<br /> }}<br /> {{Resource<br /> |Resource audience=Bug Tracking,Developer,Support<br /> |Resource kind=E-mail<br /> |Resource URL=mailto:joeyh@debian.org<br /> }}<br /> {{Software category<br /> |Interface=command-line<br /> |System-administration=configuration<br /> |Use=system-administration<br /> }}<br /> {{Project license<br /> |License=GPLv2<br /> |License verified by=Janet Casey<br /> |License verified date=2004-03-25<br /> }}<br /> {{Software prerequisite<br /> |Prerequisite kind=Required to use<br /> |Prerequisite description=Perl 5.004 or later<br /> }}<br /> {{Software prerequisite<br /> |Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite<br /> |Prerequisite description=debhelper (all for converting to Debian packages; Red Hat Package Manager (for converting to Red Hat packages)<br /> }}<br /> {{Software prerequisite<br /> |Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite<br /> |Prerequisite description=dpkg<br /> }}<br /> {{Software prerequisite<br /> |Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite<br /> |Prerequisite description=dpkg-dev<br /> }}</div>

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