Install Deb Package On Fedora 17 User New ✰ 〈FULL〉

Install .deb package on Fedora 17 (for a new user)

Fedora uses RPM packages, not .deb (Debian/Ubuntu) packages. Converting and installing a .deb is possible but not recommended unless necessary. Below are two approaches: preferred — get an RPM or use native repos; and fallback — convert a .deb.

Preferred (recommended)

1. Search for an RPM or a Fedora package of the software (Fedora repositories, Fedora COPR, RPM Fusion).
2. If available, install with:

   sudo dnf install package-name
   

   (On Fedora 17, use yum if dnf is unavailable:)

   sudo yum install package-name
   

Method 1: The Preferred Solution – Find an RPM Alternative

The first and most advisable action for the Fedora 17 user is to not install the .deb package at all. Instead, the user should seek a native .rpm package for the same software. Fedora 17, like all Fedora releases, has access to extensive official repositories (the main fedora repository and the updates repository) as well as third-party repositories like RPM Fusion (for multimedia, drivers, and other legally encumbered software). The user should use the yum command to search for the software: install deb package on fedora 17 user new

su -c 'yum search <keyword>'

If found, installation is trivial:

su -c 'yum install <package-name>'

If the software is not in the standard repositories, the user should check the software vendor’s website for an official .rpm package or a repository file (.repo) that can be added to /etc/yum.repos.d/. Only if an .rpm package does not exist at all should the user consider the more complex solutions below. Install

Install the resulting .rpm

rpm -ivh your-package-version.rpm