alien
Convert different installation packages to other formats.
See also: debtap, for .deb conversion on Arch Linux.
More information: https://manned.org/alien.
- Convert a specific installation file to Debian format (
.debextension):
sudo alien --to-deb path/to/file
- Convert a specific installation file to Red Hat format (
.rpmextension):
sudo alien --to-rpm path/to/file
- Convert a specific installation file to a Slackware installation file (
.tgzextension):
sudo alien --to-tgz path/to/file
- Convert a specific installation file to Debian format and install on the system:
sudo alien --to-deb --install path/to/file