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pdk001
May 6th, 2005, 02:47 PM
i just downloaded cedega-4.3-1 i386.rpm everybody said that its better than wine for having games and newbies
im having a trouble with .rpm file in ubuntu linux, i know it doesn't run on it
i need your help to get install this file
i can't wait for having starcraft game in linux, please replay my asked as soon as possible
thanks in advance
i always greatly appreciate you guys helping

-pdk-

Stormy Eyes
May 6th, 2005, 02:49 PM
Use alien. Refer to alien's man page for instructions on use.

mike998
May 6th, 2005, 02:54 PM
$ alien --to-deb package.rpm

I agree with stormy, though - Read the man page as it's very useful, and will show you additional functionality available from the alien utility.

jdodson
May 6th, 2005, 03:09 PM
dang, they beat me to it:)

yeah "alien" is you friend for rpm conversion.

bored2k
May 6th, 2005, 03:18 PM
Why don't you get the .gz or .deb file ? If you paid for it, you can get it for "free" :roll:..
Anyway, alien -d works wonders