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alien:tldr:04622
alien: Convert a specific installation file to Debian format and install on the system.
$ sudo alien --to-deb --install ${filename}
try on your machine
The command 'sudo alien --to-deb --install ${filename}' is used to install a package in a Debian-based Linux system that has been converted from a different package format using the 'alien' utility.
Let's break down the command:
- 'sudo' is a command that allows the user to run a command with administrative (root) privileges.
- 'alien' is a utility program that can convert packages between different package formats such as .deb, .rpm, .tgz, etc.
- '--to-deb' is an option for the 'alien' command that specifies the desired output format as a Debian package (.deb).
- '--install' is another option for the 'alien' command that instructs it to install the converted package after the conversion process is complete.
- '${filename}' specifies the name of the file that you want to convert and install. The use of '${filename}' suggests that it's a variable which needs to be replaced with the actual filename when running the command. For example, if the file is 'package.rpm', you would replace '${filename}' with 'package.rpm' in the command.
The command when executed with appropriate values would convert the specified package to a .deb format and then install it on the system using administrative privileges.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.