Using .deb files on non-debian systems [SOLVED]

There are several problems with this approach:

  • The package will never get updated
  • The package manager won’t know about it, this may cause it to be installed more than once, block updates or block the the installation of other packages
  • The libraries those binaries expect to see may not be installed on your system
  • That process ignores dependencies

If you really, really need to install a deb or rpm on your system, the best approach is to create PKGBUILD for it.

You should also avoid using debtap.

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