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Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 02:05:32 -0500 (EST)
From: Timothy Chan <timothyc@MIT.EDU>
To: <sipb@mit.edu>
Subject: rpm on debian
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hello,

i'm running debian linux (if that's what they call the linux where .tar.gz
files are used most commonly).  for 1.00, the program forte is offered
only in .rpm or .exe, can i somehow use .rpm on debian?  i tried it and i
keep getting errors... "error: cannot open //var/lib/rpm/packages.rpm".
what do i do?  thanks.

-Timothy