He knew he needed to install the conversion tool first. Fedora’s package manager was yum . With trembling fingers, he typed:
Alternative Method: Direct Installation (Without Conversion)
It's a one-step process. Cons: It will fail if the package has dependencies that are not already installed on your system. install deb package on fedora 17 user new
Now install the generated RPM file:
due to missing dependencies, read the section on Potential Problems below. He knew he needed to install the conversion tool first
Did you encounter any during your first attempt?
If conversion fails due to dependency issues, you can sometimes manually "unpack" the software to run it without a formal installation. Install extraction tools: sudo yum install binutils Unpack the file: command to see the contents: ar x your-package-name.deb Extract data: You will usually see a data.tar.gz Cons: It will fail if the package has
Alex opened the terminal. He was greeted by the familiar prompt: [alex@fedora17 ~]$
Extract the data archive: