Creating deb Packages From tar.bz File In Ubuntu

Creating deb Packages in Ubuntu from tar.bz is possible using "alien" command. Alien command converts an RPM or source package files into a Debian package file or Alien can install an RPM file directly. Creating deb packages with alien is not recommended to replace important system packages, like init, libc, or other things that are essential for the functioning of your system, because some distributions setup these packages differently. But for other packages that doesn't available yet in … Read more...