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Another type of package files is <emphasis>Red Hat Package Manager</emphasis> files which have the <emphasis>.rpm</emphasis> suffix. It is not recommended to install these on an Ubuntu system. In almost all cases, a native Ubuntu <emphasis>.deb</emphasis> package is available. However, if absolutely necessary, an <emphasis>.rpm</emphasis> file can be converted to a <emphasis>.deb</emphasis> package using the program <application>alien</application>.
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Located in
C/add-applications.xml:153(para)
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Install the <application>alien</application> program (<xref linkend="add-applications"/>).
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Located in
C/add-applications.xml:156(para)
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Run the following command in a terminal, with administrative privileges:
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Located in
C/add-applications.xml:159(para)
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sudo alien package_file.rpm
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Located in
C/add-applications.xml:160(screen)
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Install <emphasis>tarballs</emphasis>
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Located in
C/add-applications.xml:165(title)
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Files with the <emphasis>.tar.gz</emphasis> or <emphasis>.tar.bz2</emphasis> suffix are package files known as <emphasis>tarballs</emphasis> which are widely used in Linux and Unix.
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Located in
C/add-applications.xml:166(para)
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If there is no native Ubuntu package available in any of the Ubuntu repositories, you can use the command line to install or uninstall the Tarball file by following the instructions that come with the package.
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Located in
C/add-applications.xml:167(para)
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Tarballs often contain the source code of the program, and need to be <emphasis>compiled</emphasis> in order to be used. To do this, extra software will generally be needed (see <xref linkend="build-essential"/>).
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Located in
C/add-applications.xml:168(para)
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799.
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Extra Repositories
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Located in
C/add-applications.xml:172(title)
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What are Repositories?
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Located in
C/add-applications.xml:173(title)
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