/Installing_RPM_DEB

Notes on installing rpm's on debian systems

Guide for installing RPM packages on Debian/Ubuntu

Based on comment here: apptainer/singularity#5390 (comment)

Required Software:

  • Alien (apt install alien)

Process:

  1. Download rpm: wget https://.../[package].rpm
  2. Convert rpm: sudo alien -d [package].rpm
  3. Install deb: sudo apt-get install ./[package].rpm

Packages Converted

  1. Singularity: https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/8/Everything/x86_64/Packages/s/singularity-3.8.7-1.el8.x86_64.rpm