How to install .rpm package.

[mipcar]

Hi,
I've looked in tutorials and on here without success so I'll ask specifically.

My problem:
I downloaded from a Japanese site drivers for my Canon printer.
They have saved ( I assume successfully) on my desktop. Now I need someone to step me through the process of opening and installing them.
I've tried looking in software manager and package manager (used both for installing from Linux site) but cannot work out how to use them to open and install this driver.

Help please.

Mychael

[proxima_centauri]

Install the program "alien" in Synaptic.
Then in terminal

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sudo alien -d *.rpm

where * is the name of the package.

[mipcar]

Thanks but that does not work.. It says it cannot find the .rpm file... It's on my desktop.

I've posted a similar question in Newbies suppliing more information about what I have tried, maybe you might get an idea for me from reading that.

Mychael

[Fred]

mipcar,

cd /home/fred/Desktop

then

sudo alien -d *.rpm

Fred

[mipcar]

Thanks, that worked up to a point.. Bash commands worked in terminal... the sudo -d command was accepted but nothing seems to have happened beyond that.

Mychael

[merlwiz79]

I always just converted it to a debian package to install.

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sudo alien -k --scripts <file name>.rpm

[mipcar]

Again,
Command string works, as in doesn't say invalid command or anything like that, just does nothing that I can see.

Mychael

[Fred]

mipcar,

Alien isn't 100%. What merlwiz79 said should work. It could be that rpm file won't work on a Debian based system. But I haven't checked into it.

Fred

[mipcar]

Well thanks for the help anyway guys.

Mychael

[merlwiz79]

Got a link to the rpm?
Maybe it was just a corrupt download.

[mipcar]

Got a link to the rpm?
Maybe it was just a corrupt download.

I'll try to track it down.. It was a site in mainly Japanese.

Would it have any effect if I saved it somewhere other then desktop?

Mychael

[gnfpt]

Hello,

alien (sudo alien -d --script packagename.rpm) will only convert the .rpm to a .deb.
To install the package you should do: sudo dpkg -i packagename.deb.

~/gnf.pt

[proxima_centauri]

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