How to Convert Linux Packages with Alien | Linux Today

How to Convert Linux Packages with Alien

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Senthil Kumar
Sep 8, 2021

Alien is a command line package converter that converts between different Linux package formats such as Red Hat rpm, Debian deb, Stampede slp, Slackware tgz, and Solaris pkg. Learn how to convert Linux packages with Alien here.

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Senthil Kumar

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