You want to install a new software package, but it is only available in RPM format and you are running Debian Linux.
Which of the following would help you to install it on your system?
A.
alien
B.
apt-conf
C.
dselect
D.
cpio
Explanation:
From the man pages:
alien is a program that converts between Red Hat rpm, Debian deb, Stampede slp, Slackware tgz, and Solaris pkg file formats. If you want to use a package from another linux distribution than the one you have installed on your system, you can use alien to convert it to your preferred package format and install it.
dselect is the debian commandline administration frontend for packaging.
/etc/apt/apt-conf is the central configuration-file for aptitude.
cpio is an archiver, similar to tar.