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| author | Christopher Rogers <slaxemulator@gmail.com> |
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| date | Sat Feb 26 12:17:18 2011 +0000 (2011-02-26) |
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| slaxemulator@7 | 1 ====== Packages from Other Distributions ====== |
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| slaxemulator@7 | 3 ===== Symptoms ===== |
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| slaxemulator@7 | 5 * There is a useful package that is not yet available in the SliTaz repositories. |
| slaxemulator@7 | 6 * Can I use packages from other distributions on my SliTaz installation? |
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| slaxemulator@7 | 8 ===== Explanation ===== |
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| slaxemulator@7 | 10 Packages in a general sense are simply a collection of files and meta-data, compiled from source code to suit a particular environment and installation. Software binaries from other distributions can sometimes run if the libraries that power it exist for SliTaz. It is an easy but not-always-accurate way of testing packages before writing SliTaz [[en:cookbook:receipt | Receipts]] for a SliTaz version of the package. |
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| slaxemulator@7 | 12 The SliTaz Package Manager, Tazpkg, can [[http://hg.slitaz.org/tazpkg/raw-file/tip/doc/tazpkg.en.html#convert | convert]] packages from the Debian, RedHat, Slackware and Arch Linux formats, by unpacking them and using the meta-data information inside to create a Tazpkg. |
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| slaxemulator@7 | 14 ===== Solution ===== |
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| slaxemulator@7 | 16 Simply run the following command in a Terminal: |
| slaxemulator@7 | 17 ''tazpkg convert //filename//'' |
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| slaxemulator@7 | 19 The converted Tazpkg will be created after auto-detection of the original format. |
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| slaxemulator@7 | 21 <note important>There may be occasions where the generated package does not function. This could be a result of mismatching libraries or missing dependant software. Similarly, the binaries may under-perform as they may have been compiled for a different environment and have to adapt. For these reasons, it is highly advisable to compile the software from source code and create a Tazpkg proper.</note> |