[Cialug] 18.04.deb -> .rpm (current?)

[Scott Yates]

Ya, that seems like a reasonable alternative.  See if you can do a
./configure && make && make install or whatever build steps they recommend.

On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 5:12 PM Andrew Denner <linux-list at upeke.com> wrote:

> Historically I have used alien to translate between a deb to rpm but it is
> a crap shoot if it will actually work. Does the application have the source
> available to build it from scratch?
>
> On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 10:58 AM L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
>
> > We are going to start using an application for flying drones, .. but they
> > don't support anything other than Windoze, Android, & IOS.
> >
> > They DO make a .deb set of packages available, but only for Bionic
> Beaver.
> > Currently running on a VM, but that takes a lot of horsepower. Would
> > prefer to not run 18.04 native on a laptop, as a smaller device would be
> a
> > lot more desirable for field work.
> >
> > What are the chances the 18.04 .debs could be ported to a .rpm for a more
> > current platform?
> >
> >         Thanks!
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