deb problems using alien

[andrea000]

I converted a rpm to a deb using sudo alien it converted
fine but now when i go to get the deb there is a pad lock
icon above it and when i do a properties and permissions
it will not let me change them at the bottom it also says
you are not the owner so you cant change these is there
any way i can change them?

[bryonak]

If it required "sudo", then the created package belongs to the root user.

If you are comfortable with the terminal, this problem can be solved quickly by installing the package anyway with
sudo dpkg -i PATH_TO_PACKAGE


If you prefer a GUI to change the permissions, press Alt+F2 and type
gksudo nautilusThis will start your file manager in administrator (root) mode. Browse to the package and right click on it. After choosing Properies -> Permissions you should be able to change them.

You can also change the owner via terminal:
sudo chown YOURNAME FILENAME

[andrea000]

Thank you i had already tried sudo nautilus
but the other command line way worked really
good thank you so much