Questions tagged [rpm]
RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a package management system.
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Right FTP client to download rpm.pbone.net files?
Ubuntu 22 &
FireFox browser 133.0.3
I'm trying to download files from rpm.pbone.net.
When I click on the file, it displays this message:
Allow this site to open ftp link
You'll need to choose an ...
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Microsoft Edge installer is provided as .rpm. How can I install it on Ubuntu? [duplicate]
For my work I need Edge browser. However, in the Microsoft web site they provide it as an .rpm file. To install in Ubuntu it needs to be converted to a .deb file.
I tried to convert it, but failed. ...
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rpm package deleted automatically
I want to install the Slack app on my Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS system. I downloaded it from here https://slack.com/intl/en-tn/downloads/linux and it gave me an rpm package file (slack-4.14.0-0.1.fc21.x86_64....
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Help me update the old rtirq-init script for Ubuntu?
rtirq-init is an important package for low latency audio system configuration.
The current version has a 2021 version and regular updates:
https://www.rncbc.org/drupal/node/2163
Problem 1. the version ...
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Modify directory permissions for "others" in RPM
How to set write permissions for "others" in a .spec file for RPM
As far as I understand "others" is a flag used for all users that are not the owner.
I am trying to set the ...
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Trying to install MotionBuilder, but using alien to convert from rpm isn't working [duplicate]
When I start the ./setup command I am taken to the proper installation medium, but after agreeing to terms the installer says that I need to alien the files. Needless to say this hasn't worked so far. ...
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Unable to install sgdclient on ubuntu [duplicate]
I get the below error when I try to install also i am not getting the below mentioned dependencies
$ rpm -i sgdclient-5.40.941-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
rpm: RPM should not be used directly install RPM ...
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Is a .RPM file, like Oracle XE, meant to be used in Ubuntu? [duplicate]
I am a Windows user, I've used Linux for some time but only as a secondary OS. Now I am using Linux more than Windows. I wanted to install SQLDevelopr and Oracle XE on my Ubuntu (it's the version of ...
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Persistant Banner for Ubuntu
In my exploration of Ubuntu, and learning Linux systems as a whole, I came across this GitHub that creates a persistent banner for whats looks to be just RPM based Linux systems. I do not know much ...
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How to install Oracle 18C XE package on Ubuntu 18.04
I have downloaded Oracle 18C XE the rpm file, but I don't know how to install the database.
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How to install Canon printer driver mg4270 with *.rpm files?
I have installed this already through lubuntu printer system settings but I am curious, how do I install *rpm files in linux? it mentions Alien but would this be a wise path to use?
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Alien fails on rpm, Install Maya 2017 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS [duplicate]
I'm trying to install Maya 2017 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. So far, everything looks good until it comes to the alien command to get .deb out of the .rpm.
root@Borderline-Central:~/maya2017Install# alien -c ...
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DEB and RPM packaging
I have an application that I'd like to pack into DEB and RPM for making it installable into Linux distributions such as:
Debian
Ubuntu
Linux Mint
Fedora
OpenSUSE
Do I need to develop an extra DEB file ...
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Canon printer driver issue
I have been trying to install the driver for my canon printer but I always get the error shown below. I also tried to convert the package from .rpm to .deb and try it to run it from there, but again ...
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RPM on Ubuntu 17.04 [duplicate]
I was checking out the packages I had installed on my system, and I noticed that I had rpm (I don't remember installing it. I think it got installed along with some other package). Can I use it to ...
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