Where does alien put the .deb

**kkruecke** · December 21st, 2008

I am trying to install my Canon MP600 printer. The instructions (at http://mp610.blogspot.com/2007/11/se...-or-mp610.html) explain how to convert the .rpms to .debo:

Code:

$ sudo alien -i --scripts cnijfilter-common-*.rpm cnijfilter-mp600-*.rpm

I did this, but I don't see any .deb's in the same directory as the .rpms that were inputted?

Any help is appreciated.

**howefield** · December 21st, 2008

is there a /tmp folder in the alien folder ?

**stoneage** · December 21st, 2008

From the man page -

-i, --install
Automatically install each generated package, and remove the package file after it has been installed.

It looks like you told alien to install the .debs and then remove them, but you also didn't tell alien what file extension to use(it can convert to various file types), so chances are it did nothing. (I think)

Run

Code:

man alien

in a terminal for the manual pages on alien to get information on how to.

Usage - SYNOPSIS
alien [--to-deb] [--to-rpm] [--to-tgz] [--to-slp] [options] file [...]

EXAMPLES
Here are some examples of the use of alien:

alien --to-deb package.rpm
Convert the package.rpm into a package.deb

So, I guess you would want to run

Code:

alien --to-deb package.rpm -i --scripts

Which would convert and install the package and then remove the .debs

**kkruecke** · December 21st, 2008

Thanks for the reply. Yes, it does look like .debs were created, installed (and deleted). I got confused because the instructions didn't make things clear. Anyway,

Code:

 dpkg -l |grep cnijfilter

ii  cnijfilter-common      2.70-2   IJ Printer Driver Ver.2.70 for Linux
ii  cnijfilter-mp600       2.70-3   IJ Printer Driver Ver.2.70 for Linux

**drs305** · December 21st, 2008

In the absence of other switches alien will convert it to the deb format.

**stoneage** · December 21st, 2008

Originally Posted by drs305

In the absence of other switches alien will convert it to the deb format.

Aha! Thank you, I didn't know that. (Didn't read the manual properly!)

@ kkruecke - Glad it's working - and I learned something.

**stoneage** · December 21st, 2008

Double post.

**kkruecke** · December 21st, 2008

Yes, alien did successfully install the packages, but my Canon MP600 still wouldn't print. So I installed the driver for the Canon MP500. That worked. I can now print.