> I actually have another question, is it safe to directly install > packages with dpkg ? Dpkg does NOT use rpm db to check files to be ovewriten if they are already exist in the system, dpkg does not make dependencies check. > Intuitively, I would say no... but then I wonder why this tool is > available (at least more easily than alien). Some time you need to prepare deb package, i.e. to distribute your own software. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines