HOWTO: Use APT for RPM.
Huh?
Historically, Apt-get and RPM are the command-line package managers for Debian and Red Hat based distros respectively.
Well, it’s predictable that sooner or later someone using a Debian-based distro will want to use RPM and vice-versa. Thanks to the wonders of the GNU GPL, that someone can go ahead and port the applications to the other type of distro.
That’s what apt for rpm is. It’s basically apt-get but it runs on RPM based systems like SUSE and Fedora.
I did not write this tutorial and I don’t have the author’s permission to post it in its entirety here. Therefore I’ll have to refer you to the actual post. Here’s the author’s rationale for wanting to use apt-get on an RPM system to begin with:
Why do I want to use apt with rpm instead of just rpm? The answer is easy: rpm is able to signal package dependencies but it cannot resolve them, and that’s where apt comes in the picture. By resolving all dependencies automatically it saves me a lot of trouble and time. It lets me install, remove or upgrade packages with just a single command, and I can even update my whole Linux distribution to a new release! To find out more about apt’s capabilities, please have a loot at here.
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This tutorial is split into two parts: in the first I will demonstrate how to install and use apt based on an example (apt on SUSE 9.2), and in the second part I will give you an overview of the packages to install and the package repositories for each distribution mentioned above.
Take a look at the actual tutorial here on the howtoforge.com site.
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