Install Deb Package On Fedora 17 User New Site

Installing a package on is not supported directly because Fedora uses the package format, while files are designed for Debian-based systems like Ubuntu. Fedora Discussion

Use alien to convert the package:

Wait for completion:

Alien will generate a new file ending in .rpm in the same folder. Phase 4: Installing the Converted RPM install deb package on fedora 17 user new

Example: yum search firefox

Find an RPM version

of the software you need

Or, you can use rpm directly:

The Installation